The King and his Court A typical Classic Maya polity was a small hierarchical state (ajawil, ajawlel, or ajawlil) headed by a hereditary ruler known as an ajaw (later k’uhul ajaw). Such kingdoms were usually no more than a capital city with

Geographical extent   The Maya civilization extended throughout the present-day southern Mexican states of Chiapas, Tabasco, and the Yucatán Peninsula states of Quintana Roo, Campeche and Yucatán. The Maya area also extended throughout the

Maya civilization     p to: navigation, search Page semi-protected This article is about the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. For a discussion of the modern Maya, see Maya peoples. For other meanings of the word Maya, see Maya. The

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TATA MEGAPIXEL(CAR)     PRESS RELEASE Tata Megapixel, a new global car concept, displayed at the 82nd Geneva Motor ShowGeneva,March 6, 2012:Tata Motors today presented at the 82nd Geneva Motor Show the Tata Megapixel, a new four-seater

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A new seven-star hotel but as you've never imagined. China is ready to dazzle with the construction of the Intercontinental Shanghai Shimao Wonderland, a huge structure of ultra-luxury which will be opened by the end of 2014 or the beginning of

Usain Bolt to enter to play cricket: It is reported reliably that these days the London Olympic Games 2012 most popular participant Usain Bolt is preparing himself to play in 20/20 cricket.Do you aware that he was a crazy cricket lover from his

There are reports that Jamaican Olympic sprinter, Yohan Blake, could be fined by the International Olympic Committee for wearing a watch which contravenes branding guidelines. Blake wore the watch in the 200m semi-final race.The custom-made Richard

Miss World 2012 is Wenxia YU from The Peoples Republic of China. In a glittering ceremony held at the Dongsheng Stadium Wenxia YU won the title of Miss World 2012. In a record breaking year 116 contestants represented their countries on the

It was said that the dead student’s right leg had been injured and not the left leg: The leg had not been amputated: Many photos of the school had been taken several times and such a photo with a ghost had not been found amongst them: We have published

A ghost picture of a Kandy School girl who had one leg amputated after an accident captured on cameras A six weeks back, June 30th to be precise a hall of a famous Kandy High school had been taken as the venue to hold a passing out parade of nurses.

A 1961 painting by Roy Lichtenstein named ''Electric Cord'' is seen in this handout from the Estate of Roy Lichtenstein, received by Reuters August 1, 2012. The painting which depicts a coiled cord in black and white on canvas, lost more than 40 years

Locals run as an unusual snowfall hits some parts of Johannesburg, August 7, 2012. Credit: Reuters/StringerJOHANNESBURG | Wed Aug 8, 2012 12:18pm EDT JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African couple married this week after a bout of unusually cold weather

Author J.K Rowling poses for photos with her certificate after being presented with the Freedom of the City of London, at Mansion House, central London May 8, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Andrew Winning NEW YORK | Thu Aug 9, 2012 6:17pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters)

1 of 4. Men chat as they drink beer at a sheeben (bar) in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg August 8, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Siphiwe SibekoWORCESTER, South Africa | Wed Aug 8, 2012 10:08am EDT WORCESTER, South Africa (Reuters) - On a bitterly cold Saturday

* Second-quarter adjusted EPS $0.09 vs est $0.12* Second-quarter revenue $105.1 mln vs est $113.3 mln* Shares down 10 percent after the bellAug 9 (Reuters) - Enterprise software maker Pegasystems Inc's quarterly results fell short of analysts' expectations

n">(Reuters) - Australian writer and art critic Robert Hughes, whose works include "The Fatal Shore" and "The Shock of the New," died on Monday in New York, his publishers said.Hughes, 74, died after a long illness, publishers Alfred A. Knopf said

n">Aug 9 (Reuters) - A former U.S. lawmaker who lobbied for China's second largest telecommunications-equipment maker, ZTE Corp, severed ties with the company last month after reports that the FBI is investigating ZTE for allegedly selling banned

LONDON | Wed Aug 8, 2012 11:51am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - An impressionist portrait by French painter Edouard Manet will stay in Britain after an eight-month campaign raised nearly 8 million pounds ($12 million) to buy it.The "Portrait of Mademoiselle

* Panoramic view shows rust-colored surface strewn with gravel* First 'self-portrait' reveals pebbles kicked up on top of craft* NASA engineers prepare vehicle for four-day software upgradePASADENA, Calif., Aug 9 (Reuters) - The science rover Curiosity

* Prototype NASA landing vehicle goes up in smoke* Engineers still looking into cause of fiery accident CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Aug 9 (Reuters) - A small NASA lander being tested for missions to the moon and other destinations beyond Earth crashed

NEW YORK | Tue Aug 7, 2012 10:16pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Judith Crist, a popular American film critic whose acerbic commentary helped herald a new era of film critics at newspapers and media outlets across the United States, died on Tuesday. She

Today we’ll tell you about some marine craft built by the Russian Federation for coastal defense. These are The Bora- and Samum-class hoverborne guided missile corvettes of the Russian Navy. Advertisement: The Samum and Bora BM ships related to the