They glammed up their looks with clothing and makeup ... perform more painful procedures. The Mayan people still exist today.

How people dress and adorn themselves has long ... Much of the scholarship on ancient Maya clothing and adornment focuses on the Classic period (A.D. 250–900), when the Maya population grew ...

The Maya weavers worked mainly with cotton, which had to be washed and picked clean of seeds. This was hard work! Cotton was associated with richer people ... by their clothing and so were ...

But some young people in the U.S. have gravitated to the ancient spirituality ... identifies as Maya and decided to wear indumentaria, traditional Maya clothing, when she received her First ...

Skeletons buried near the ancient Maya city of Copán have revealed new clues about the collapse, but not total decimation, of the Maya civilization. A study of the genomes of seven people from ...

Scientists studied the genetic makeup of seven Maya individuals—including one who was the victim of human sacrifice.

Some people leave small offerings to appease them. The ancient Mayan civilization ... Many continue speaking the Mayan language and wearing traditional clothing, while also conserving traditional ...

Skeletons unearthed from the ruins of the ancient city of Copán in ... to a strong genomic connection of the people of the Copán ruins with modern Maya, including the contemporary populations ...

Ancient DNA from people buried up to 1,600 years ago in Honduras have revealed clues to the rise and fall of the Maya.