“It shows the organization of the Maya — their engineering, their forethought and also their social organization,” says David Lentz, a paleoecologist at the University of Cincinnati who studies the ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Jade Skirt: Us Maya have really healthy diets. As well as the maize, beans and squash we grow to eat, we also ...

GOBanking Rates explored the Mayan Money Rules to decipher ancient wealth wisdom to help you achieve prosperity today.

For millennia, the Maya people of Guatemala have been practising a unique agricultural system that fuses sustainability, climate resilience and environmental preservation. Based on the ...

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

Satellites are helping scientists spot more ancient Mayan ruins than ... and stone structures, managed agriculture and kept records using writing. Mayan sites such as Chichén Itzá in Mexico ...

By the seventh century, Mayan political organization had changed significantly. Copan had grown to as many as 25,000 residents, and agricultural technologies also changed to keep up. Cities of the ...

“We argue that the Alianza data demonstrate a range of ancient settlement ... with architectural marvels and agricultural infrastructure. The classical-era Maya civilization dates back to ...

You can’t escape taxes, even in the Ancient Mayan civilization. Maya rulers levied taxes on citizens who were paid for agricultural goods or labor. Conquered areas also had to pay tribute ...