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

The city of "Los Abuelos" takes its name from two human-like sculptures of an "ancestral couple" found at the site.

An international team of archaeologists discovered an ancient Maya city in a northeastern area of Guatemala known for its ...

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

The ancient site is believed to be one of the earliest and most significant ceremonial centers of the Maya civilization in ...

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

A new DNA study of ancient remains from Copán, Honduras, reveals deep links between the ancient Maya and modern-day ...

Evidence of a mysterious Mayan city has been uncovered in Guatemala, a Central American country south of Mexico.