An ancient Mayan manuscript known as the Dresden Codex has been shown to contain a remarkably accurate method for predicting ...

The idea that the Maya calendar “reset” in 2012 and took the world with it was always a projection of modern anxiety, not an ancient prophecy. As researchers keep pointing out, the real story is less ...

What the UAE unified school calendar looks like for public and private schools in 2026 The UAE’s unified school calendar sets out term dates and holidays for public and private schools for the ...

A mural in the home of Lucas Asicona in the small Guatemalan city of Chajul depicts a dwarf carrying a long stick, two musicians, and a dancer wearing a mix of Spanish and Maya attire. Part of the ...

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Relief of Osiris from the Temple of Seti I, Abydos, Egypt. According to Egyptian mythology, Egypt’s first king Osiris sailed around the world spreading knowledge, exactly like the Feathered Serpent ...

Veteran middle school history teacher and acclaimed middle grade novelist Torrey Maldonado spoke with PW about his highly ...

In May 1562, Diego de Landa, the highest-ranking Catholic authority in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, received word that a large number of idols, along with human bones and deer meat, had been discovered ...