These findings offer valuable insights into human history, population dynamics, and the eventual collapse of the Classic Maya ...

The modern study of Maya civilization owes much to Uaxactun in northern Guatemala. It was there in 1916 that Sylvanus Morley, an American archaeologist and erstwhile spy, rediscovered a ruined ...

A pioneering study is unveiling the genetic history of the Classic Maya civilization, providing fresh perspectives on their ...

The ancient Mayans were excellent astronomers, artists, and engineers, so why did the entire civilization suddenly abandon ...

The Maya civilization once stretched across present-day southeastern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. At its peak, it had over 2 million people spread across its empire with ...

He added that the book's scribe was working in "difficult times," as the Maya civilization was on the wane. Nevertheless, this scribe "expressed aspects of weaponry with roots in the pre-classic ...

Archaeologists working in Guatemala’s Petén jungle have discovered three ancient Mayan cities, the country’s Ministry of ...

A Maya Love for ChocolateThese paintings from the ancient Maya city of Calakmul depict the preparation and drinking of cacao. When did humans first start cultivating chocolate? It's not just a ...

Situated in the Hotel Zone about a 5-minute walk from the Kukulkan Plaza shopping mall, Playa Marlín offers a broad stretch of sugar white sand. There's also lifeguards and beach supplies, such ...

[Photo/Xinhua] Discoveries at the famous Sanxingdui ruins in Southwest China show that the region's ancient Shu state civilization shared similarities with the Maya, according to the director of the ...