Scientists studied the genetic makeup of seven Maya individuals—including one who was the victim of human sacrifice.

Ancient DNA reveals how Mayan civilisation collapsed - Maya civilisation population decreased vastly during late Classic period ...

the history of the K'iche people, and the most famous Maya myth, that of the Hero Twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque. This is the oldest known Mayan myth to have survived into the modern day. Mayan ...

Beneath the surface of present-day western Honduras lie the ruins of Copán—an archaeological site that once stood as a vital ...

Maya people cultivated the region’s first crops and domesticated its wildlife, built its first cities, and either created or refined almost every aspect of modern civilization. (Subscriber ...

On Dec. 21, 2012, our modern calendar coincides with the end ... Sitler has interviewed a number of Maya people on their thoughts on the 2012 phenomenon, starting about six years ago.

It's not every day that modern researchers uncover an ancient ... from roughly 250 B.C.E. to 900 C.E. Sponsor Message The Maya people never truly disappeared; the descendants of the ancient ...

Ancient DNA from people buried up to 1,600 years ago in Honduras have revealed clues to the rise and fall of the Maya.

On Dec. 21, 2012, our modern calendar coincides with the end ... Sitler has interviewed a number of Maya people on their thoughts on the 2012 phenomenon, starting about six years ago.

The scientists found strong evidence of genetic continuity between ancient and modern Maya people, suggesting “the enduring persistence of local ancestry in the Maya region,” according to the ...