According to Braswell, in the year 672, the jade pendant was used for the first time in a ritual focused on summoning wind and rain, which was essential for Mayan crops.

A mosaic jade mask discovered inside an ancient Maya tomb dating back 1,700 years in Chochkitam. Photo: Francisco Estrada-Belli.

Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and grim contents may hold the key to ... jade and chocolate,” he ...

In the heart of the lush Santiago Ranch natural reserve in Gualan, Guatemala, a remarkable journey into the ancient Mayan world unfolds. Welcome to the new Mayan Jade Museum. The ...

Maya: The Great Jaguar Rises opens in August at Union Station after a delay. ... This restored jade maskette is believed to be from Peten, Guatemala, and dates back to between 200-900 A.D.

Archaeologists have discovered the ancient skeleton of a young woman wearing a well-preserved jade ring at a site in Mexico. The skeleton, which is estimated to be about 1,200 years old, was found ...