A new study uses genome analysis to show the decline, not erasure, of the ancient Maya civilization. Researchers compared the genomes of seven skeletons to previously sequenced sets from across ...

The Ancient Maya civilisation is celebrated not only for its remarkable achievements in art, architecture and astronomy but also for its sophisticated engagement with complex tropical environments.

Skeletons buried near the ancient Maya city of Copán have revealed new clues about the collapse, but not total decimation, of the Maya civilization. A study of the genomes of seven people from the ...

Archaeologist Luke Auld-Thomas used LiDAR data related to carbon monitoring to discover a lost Maya city. Auld-Thomas’ work helped locate an estimated 6,600 buildings only 15 minutes from a current ...

An analysis of a stalagmite within a Mexican cave reveals detailed evidence of drought that contributed to the downfall of the Maya civilization in the area 1,000 years ago. When you purchase through ...

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Anthropology and Archaeology Professor Andrew Scherer explores social and ritual contexts of precolonial Mayan violence.

On the eve of the rise of the Maya civilization, people living in what’s now Belize turned a whole wetland into a giant network of fish traps big enough to feed thousands of people. We already know ...

Between 750 and 900 CE, the population of the Maya lowlands in Central America experienced a major demographic and political decline which, according to the scientific literature, coincided with ...