The Incas, Mayans and Aztecs are considered to be the world's oldest civilizations, and they lived in the middle of the Americas, in what is now called Mexico. Olmec sculpture carved from stone. Mayan ...

Before Christopher Columbus's arrival in 1492, the Americas were home to advanced civilizations with sophisticated social ...

Guatemalan chaman Christian Nottbohn holds a Mayan ceremony in Rastrajon, once a settlement of warriors destined to protect the ancient city of Copan, in Copan archeological park, some 400 kms ...

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Senior studio art major Maya Song revels in creativity, acrylic paint and half-inch flat brushes. Originally from the Bay Area, Song grew up drawing, garnering inspiration from her aunt, a collage ...

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Marina, also known as “La Malinche,” spoke fluent Spanish and Yucatec Mayan, but her native tongue was Nahuatl, the Aztec language. Cortés developed a system with his two translators. He would speak ...

In the second half of the course, we will explore Mesoamerican writing systems and focus on learning the Maya hieroglyphic script—the most sophisticated system ever produced in the Americas. This ...