Ancient DNA from people buried up to 1,600 years ago in Honduras have revealed clues to the rise and fall of the Maya. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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Skeletons unearthed from the ruins of the ancient city of Copán in Honduras have yielded clues to the collapse of the Mayan civilisation. Copán, now a Unesco World Heritage site, thrived during the ...

Auld-Thomas's adviser, Tulane professor Marcello Canuto, said the extensive data they collected will "allow us to tell better stories of the ancient Mayan people," marrying what scientists already ...

Scientists believe the people were sacrificed to appease the Mayan rain god, Chaac. Archaeologists working in northern Guatemala (formerly the Mayan city of Dos Pilas) recently discovered fragments of ...