The Maya civilization, known for its intricate calendar systems, monumental pyramids, and advanced writing, represents a high point of human achievement in the ancient Americas. Yet, around 900 CE, ...

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 ...

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 ...

While the exact causes of the Maya collapse remain the subject of debate, the genetic evidence adds a new dimension to our understanding of the environmental, social, and political factors that ...

The collapse of the ancient Mayan civilization may have been linked to relatively modest dry spells, researchers now say. The ancient Mayan empire once stretched across an area about the size of Texas ...