The Maya civilization had one of the most intricate religious systems in the ancient world. From powerful gods like the maize god and the rain god Chaac to the complex calendar cycles and ancestor ...

Ancestor worship was important and similar to the Shang dynasty in China and also the ancient Egyptians, at around the same time (1500 BC). Maya households buried their dead underneath the floors ...

The details of Ancient Maya religion and the nuances of Maya culture are now shrouded in mystery. Scholars typically agree that Maya and other Mesoamerican societies stemmed from the Olmec ...