Children sacrificed at Chichén Itzá have genetic links to people living near the ancient Maya city in Mexico, and hint at the effects of colonial-era epidemics.

Archaeologists in southeastern Mexico recently unearthed an ancient crypt dating back more than 1,000 years and made a ...

What this analysis revealed could not only rewrite our understanding of Maya sacrificial rituals, but also raise new ...

The ancient Maya city of Tikal thrived between 600 B.C. and A.D. 900 in what is now Guatemala. ... Genomes from ancient Maya people reveal collapse of population and civilization 1,200 years ago.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Farming was at the centre of ancient Maya life. But these people are also remembered for other amazing creations ...

The Maya people never truly disappeared; the descendants of the ancient civilization still live throughout Central America. But a combination of catastrophic events caused many to abandon their ...

Ancient DNA from people buried up to 1,600 years ago in Honduras have revealed clues to the rise and fall of the Maya.

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 ...

Huge ancient Mayan town discovered hidden under a jungle ... (2,100 square kilometers) of land, estimated that around 10 million people may have lived within the Maya Lowlands.

A HUGE ancient Mayan city, that had disappeared for centuries, has accidentally been found by a student using Google. Thousands of undiscovered structures have been located at the long-lost city Va… ...

NEW ORLEANS — Archaeologists using laser-sensing technology detected what may be an ancient Mayan city cloaked by jungle in southern Mexico, authorities said Wednesday. The lost city, dubbed ...