Maya Civilization
44 artifacts · 1000 BCE – 1554 CE · architecture (10) · artifact (9) · people (9) · art (6) · battle (5) · spiritual (5)
The Maya Civilization flourished in Mesoamerica, known for its advanced knowledge of astronomy, mathematics, and architecture. In this hall, the stunning artifacts and monumental structures reflect a society deeply connected to its environment and rich in cultural traditions, from the grand pyramids to the intricacies of the Dresden Codex.
The Collection
- Maya Rubber Ballgame — 1000 BCE · artifact
- Itzamna (Creator God) — 300 BCE · people
- Ix Chel (Moon Goddess) — 300 BCE · people
- Xibalba (Maya Underworld) — 300 BCE · spiritual
- Hero Twins (Hunahpu & Xbalanque) — 300 BCE · spiritual
- Maya Long Count Calendar — 100 BCE · artifact
- Tikal — 200 CE · architecture
- Palenque — 226 CE · architecture
- Caracol — 331 CE · architecture
- Copán — 426 CE · architecture
- Chichen Itza — 455 CE · architecture
- Calakmul — 500 CE · architecture
- Lady of Tikal — 511 CE · people
- Battle of Caracol (562 CE) — 562 CE · battle
- Sack of Palenque (599 CE) — 599 CE · battle
- Yaxchilán — 600 CE · architecture
- Stucco Mask of Kohunlich — 600 CE · art
- Kukulcán (Feathered Serpent) — 600 CE · spiritual
- Pacal the Great — 615 CE · people
- Yuknoom the Great — 636 CE · people
- Lady Xoc — 680 CE · people
- Lintel 24 of Yaxchilán — 681 CE · art
- Palenque Sarcophagus Lid — 683 CE · artifact
- Jade Mosaic Mask of Palenque — 683 CE · artifact
- 18 Rabbit (Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil) — 695 CE · people
- Uxmal — 700 CE · architecture
- Maya Eccentric Flint — 700 CE · artifact
- Maya Polychrome Vase — 700 CE · art
- K'inich Janaab Pakal II — 702 CE · people
- War of the Petexbatún — 760 CE · battle
- Stela E of Quirigua — 771 CE · artifact
- Copán Altar Q — 776 CE · artifact
- Quiriguá Zoomorph B — 780 CE · art
- Bonampak — 790 CE · architecture
- Bonampak Murals — 790 CE · art
- Uxmal Puuc Mosaic Facade — 900 CE · art
- Sacred Cenote of Chichen Itza — 900 CE · spiritual
- Dresden Codex — 1000 CE · artifact
- Tulum — 1200 CE · architecture
- Madrid Codex — 1300 CE · artifact
- Spanish Conquest of Maya — 1527 CE · battle
- Resistance at Dzibilchaltun — 1540 CE · battle
- Diego de Landa — 1549 CE · people
- Popol Vuh — 1554 CE · spiritual