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"These faces, these portraits, look at us from the past. Their gaze transports us to the royal court of the ancient and ...

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It also aligns with the idea that some rulers may have been raised in or originated from distant regions. Even after the political collapse of Classic Maya civilization, their genetic legacy lived ...

This result corresponds to the period when other Classic Maya cities were also abandoned, researchers said. “A decline is also observable in the Andes at around the same time. Nevertheless, the ...

Glyphs on a vessel from the Maya Late Classic period (ca. a.d. 600–800) identify its owner as a guardian of the king of Chajul.

Rulers even carried scepters fashioned in his image during dances and processions. Moreover, Maya artists always had K'awiil doing something or being used to make something happen.