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

The Maya civilization is one of the biggest and most famous of pre-Columbian civilizations in the Americas. For over 3,000 ...

Every little piece we can obtain from the excavations is fundamental, like a piece of the larger puzzle we are putting ...

Maya civilization once stretched across a vast territory in Mesoamerica, in what is today southern Mexico and Central America. It was home to thriving cities and thousands of people, but over the ...

Belize is home to some of the most fascinating cave systems in the world, offering unique underground adventures for ...

Originating around 2600 BC, the Maya civilization thrived in Central and South America for nearly 3,000 years, reaching its height between AD 250 to 900. ...

The Mayan civilization emerged around 2000 BC and reached its peak between 400 and 900 AD, spanning present-day southern Mexico, Guatemala and parts of Belize, El Salvador and Honduras.

How an American couple are piecing together a lost civilization 07:32. A sprawling Maya city with palaces and pyramids was discovered in a dense Mexican jungle by a doctoral student who ...