which represent important iconographic symbols of the ancient Maya culture. The stucco reliefs are believed to date from the ...

The Maya kings became the high priests during the Classic period (250-900 AD). During the post Classic period (950-1539 AD) gods and human sacrifice were even more important. The Maya believed the ...

Tulum was the largest Maya coastal city and the only Maya city ... this white-stoned city reached its peak during the Late Classic Period, from about 680 to 770. Two acropolises with temples ...

The ancient Maya were a brilliant Mesoamerican civilization ... Many of these locations reached their peak during the Classic Period (roughly 250–900 AD) and have since been recognized as ...

Researchers say Palenque dates to the Early Classic (A.D. 200-600) period, but most knowledge about ... to build the first time line of rulers of a Maya city—one that, while impressive, is ...