There are hundreds of caves in Belize that served as portals to what the Maya called Xibalba—home to ancient death gods, rituals, and extraordinary relics left behind. Accessible only by kayak or ...

The man in the center with the full white beard is Mr. Finkel, an expert on cuneiform writing. The British Museum has 130,000 cuneiform clay tablets waiting to be deciphered. Finkel has a clay tablet ...

Audiences jaywalk to a Eugene O'Neill play at the Mayan in 1937 Credit: Works Progress Administration Collection/Los Angeles Public Library Audiences jaywalk to a Eugene O’Neill play at the Mayan in ...

The new information dramatically recontexualizes what’s known about the ancient civilization. New research led by Tulane University and published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports has ...

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A downtown Los Angeles icon is closing up shop — for now, at least. The owners of the historic The Mayan announced Monday it will cease to operate as a nightclub and music venue in September. A ...

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Mayan, an iconic nightclub and music venue in downtown Los Angeles, will soon turn off the music and send dancers home. After 35 years under the same management, The ...

On Monday, the Mayan Theater announced that it will close at the end of September, after operating for 35 years as a nightclub and music venue. The building, unmistakably decorated with brass-relief ...

The Mayan, a popular music venue and nightclub in downtown L.A., announced Monday morning that it will be closing under its current management after a 35-year run. “It is with heavy yet grateful ...

It’s a blast from the long-ago past. Archaeologists unearthed a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan city in Guatemala — complete with pyramids and mysterious monuments — that reveals new traces of the ancient ...

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