Jade spoons and pendants, Paso del Macho, Mexico (Courtesy Evan Parker) A cache of artifacts found beneath the central plaza at the site of Paso del Macho in the northern part of Mexico’s Yucatan ...

A ruler wearing a nasal prosthesis looms over a captive in a Late Classic panel from a temple at Palenque in Chiapas. The captive wears paper earrings, which were rough and uncomfortable by design. In ...

To those who think the practice of reading tarot is an occult art reserved for spook sessions, let’s get this out of the way: It isn’t. Like therapy, meditation, and advice from friends, tarot is ...