"This [Día de Los Muertos] is quintessentially Mexican; it has to smell Mexican. My family is buried in this soil, with these trees and plants and rain. I want to connect to them and they are part of ...

Anthropologists have discovered how the ancient Maya produced an unusual, widely studied blue pigment that was used in offerings, pottery, murals and other contexts across Mesoamerica from A.D. 300 to ...

Ancient Maya would paint unlucky people blue and throw them down a sacred well as human sacrifices. Now scientists have solved the mystery of how to make the famous blue pigment by analyzing traces on ...

Long considered sacred by the indigenous peoples of the Americas, copal has been a part of healing ceremonies for centuries. Now, it lends its essence to some of Mexico’s newest wellness experiences.

Posted on October 2, 2022 · Episode: 2342 A horrific chapter of history gives us Maya blue. Today, we have the blues. Tags analine anthropology anti-diarrhea medicine Apocalypto clay copal incense ...