In fact they’re not hills at all but ancient pyramids, left to decay after the collapse of the Maya civilization a millennium ago. The site was a thriving settlement during the Classic Maya ...

Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...

The new 'Mysteries of the Mayan Medallion' exhibit invites guests to find clues at archeological sites and figure out what ...

The Maya grew root crops like sweet potatoes and cassava along ... Deep in the Mexican jungle, anthropological archaeologist Charles Golden, P’28, unearths remnants of a civilization of warriors, ...

Bordering Guatemala, Cayo was in ancient times a center of Mayan civilization. Now it’s home to Noj Ka’ax H’Men Elijio Panti National Park (EPNP), one of four parks in the country comanaged ...

For me, language represents life, its connects me to my roots, my past, my culture, my family, my ancestors and my community, ...

High-resolution LiDAR measurements have revealed a previously unknown Maya metropolis in the dense rainforests of Campeche, Mexico. This significant discovery is leading to new archaeological research ...

They also tried hard to remove all traces of Maya culture over the following centuries. Jade Skirt: Many hundreds of years from now, I hope people will still be able to admire the things we Maya ...

Why the idea that the Maya civilization ‘collapsed’ is wrong Why the idea that the Maya civilization ‘collapsed’ is wrong What really caused the collapse of the Maya civilization?

They brought new diseases and tried to remove all traces of Maya culture. Only a few structures and artefacts remain today. Civilisation A society of people who live in cities and share ways of ...

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds of cities across a vast swath of Central America. Now archeological sites, these once-flourishing cities extended ...