Deep in the Chiapas jungle, a hidden set of Maya murals survived centuries of decay, forcing scholars to rethink sacrifice, war, and royal power in the Classic period. This chapter follows their ...

A chance encounter at sea in 1502 reveals a Maya world already transformed by trade, decline, and political upheaval, long before European conquest reshaped it forever. From coastal cities like Tulum ...

History is often taught as if progress moves in a straight line—from ancient Greece to Rome, from medieval Europe to the Renaissance, from industrialization to modernity. Africa, in this telling, ...

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A rancher argues that removing monuments and traditions is not progress but cultural erasure for Hispanic and Indigenous New ...