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

ancient culture that held one of the largest empires in the ancient world from roughly 1,800 B.C. to 900 A.D., read on to ...

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan complex in Guatemala, revealing sanctuaries, ...

A decline in the population density led to the eventual collapse of the Classic Maya civilisation, they concluded. This was ...

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

Though Tikal may have been settled by at least 600 b.c., most of the city’s edifices were built during what is called the Classic period of Maya history, from a.d. 250 to 900. It was a time when ...

The people we call the Maya today spanned thousands of miles of area and thousands of years of history. In the second half of the 20th century, a movement arose recognizing some of the shared ...

a nonprofit scientific research institution that focuses on ancient Maya history. These findings in the El Mirador jungle region are a “game changer” in thinking about the history of the ...

Well, wrong. This famous tourist hotspot on the Yucatan Peninsula may have become a byword for excess, but from Lucha Libre to Mayan history to the natural beauty of its nearby jungles ...

Throughout history, clean and potable water has been one of the most prized possessions, without which no human civilization could have ever sustained itself. Not only is water crucial for ...

A view shows a part of an engraved stone after archaeologists from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History discovered an ancient Mayan city inside the Balamku ecological reserve in ...