Exploring the Maya World

"It was the unexpected magnificence of the monuments which that day came into view that led me to devote so many years to securing copies of them, which, preserved in the museums of Europe and America, are likely to survive the originals."Alfred Maudslay

The next generation of preservation

How ancient Maya sites are brought to life today

Bringing the Maya Story to the World

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How new technologies help preserve and recreate ancient artifacts

From photos to 3d models

The Technology of Imagination

Jago Cooper explores how new technology can communicate the past

Yucatán Today

Keeping Maya Culture Alive in Yucatán

From language and literature to music and art

See Palenque for yourself

Take a trip deep into the Mexican jungle with digital technology

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Meet the Maya

Who are the Maya?

Get to know the Maya of the past and today with writer and presenter Kanishk Tharoor

How the Maya are Preserving and Re-inventing Their Culture

Mayan anthropologist Dr Genner Llanes-Ortiz traces the history of Maya civilizations to the modern day

Life in ancient times

Love, fashion, sport and more

Four Funerals and a Wedding

The cycle of life and death in Maya culture

Were the Maya Peaceful?

War and peace in Ancient Maya times

Water Under the Bridge

How the Ancient Maya stayed hydrated

Marking the Walls

Historical graffiti at ancient Maya sites

Games in Xibalba

An ancient Maya ball game

What the Maya Wore

Traditional costumes and textiles

Kick-starting preservation

How ancient Maya culture captured the imagination of Victorian explorers

5 Explorers Who Studied Maya Culture

A brief history of the early expeditions that documented ancient abandoned cities

Camping in Corsets

Not all intrepid explorers were male...

What did 19th-century explorers see?

Discover the sites before and after restoration

Temple of the Sun, Palenque

Step inside to uncover stories of warfare and the underworld

The Palace of Palenque

The royal residence of Pakal the Great

Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque

Palenque's royal tomb