Focusing on a famous sculpture of the Maya Maize God from Copán, this video discusses who the Maya Maize God is and what the ancient Maya believed about this deity. For the ancient Maya, maize or corn wasn’t just food—it was life itself. Central to their daily existence, maize became an important symbol of sustenance, fertility, rebirth, and even the cyclical nature of life.

Speaker: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank