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

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

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He added that the book's scribe was working in "difficult times," as the Maya civilization was on the wane. Nevertheless, this scribe "expressed aspects of weaponry with roots in the pre-classic ...

The Maya civilization thrived at Tikal and in other cities until it declined after about A.D. 900, for reasons that are much debated. Before that, Teotihuacan had also declined, from about the ...

For example, it’s thought that the Maya invented the idea of 'zero'. The late 19th century saw the beginning of proper study of the Maya people. Cities, statues, artefacts and cultural ...

A study of the genomes of seven people from the Classic Maya period (A.D. 250 to 900) of Copán in what is now western Honduras showed that the population dramatically shrank around 1,200 years ago.