Maya Archaeology Initiative

02/13/2026

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/12/apocalypse-no-how-almost-everything-we-thought-we-knew-about-the-maya-is-wrong?CMP=share_btn_url&fbclid=Iwb21leAP7A-RjbGNrA_sD4GV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHqbvbh4SCzoHuQJTST7GsoyjwUR7dGPsJsxM6yRaTq8JS2NtDXFqqZNvc4Kn_aem_GrnKgKKb8QiIvJ6W347fhw

For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya survive?

09/18/2025

07/30/2025

Tulane University News and Press Releases

04/22/2025

Maya E Groups explained:

Ancient structures built by the Maya appear to have played a complex role in their political and social lives, and were especially important to ritual practice.

02/28/2025

02/26/2025

12/11/2024

https://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/comunitario/descubrimiento-en-chochkitam-peten-por-que-se-considera-uno-de-los-10-hallazgos-principales-del-2024/

Recientemente, se clasificó el descubrimiento de una pirámide maya como uno de los 10 hallazgos arqueológicos más importantes en 2024. Conozca los detalles sobre este acontecimiento.

12/11/2024

Chochkitam jade mask and burial named one of top 10 discoveries in 2924 by archaeology magazine

Petén, Guatemala

10/29/2024

Dzibanche-Kaanu'l and Tikal settlement maps during their respective peak periods (550 CE Dzibanche, 800 CE Tikal) at 2:1 scale difference.
->Dzibanche-Kaanu'l was the largest Maya city of its time, the Early Classic period.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ancient-mesoamerica/article/rise-of-the-kaanul-kingdom-and-the-city-of-dzibanche/60D62699ADBBCBB27AA07AD35131FC81?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=bookmark

10/20/2024

Blaine Fisher on energetics of Maya for Dos Aguadas, Peten, Guatemala. at

10/04/2024

Not one, but eight new articles on the Kaanu'l dynasty were just published online by the Ancient Mesoamerica journal. The printed publication is expected in several months.
If you ever wondered where the Kaanu'l dynasty originated and a lot more about them, read this!
Spoiler alert: With certainty, it did not originate at El Mirador.

Ancient Mesoamerica - Blanca Maldonado, Sarah B. Barber, Christina T. Halperin