Maize for the Gods brings together new research by archaeologists, archaeobotanists, plant geneticists, and a host of other specialists as they trace the history of Maize, exploring the complex ways ...

Now, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has revealed that the ancient face was part of a 1,300-year-old stucco head depicting a young Hun Hunahpu, the Maya’s maize god.

Panoramic view of the Archaeological Zone of Tonina, Mexico. This is where the stone disc, with the iconographic representation of the young maize god, was found in 2021. Mauricio Marat, INAH/Zenger ...