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

Shortly after that year, a demographic decline began that would lead to the collapse of the Maya civilization. This decline may be related to factors such as prolonged droughts, internal conflicts, ...

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle lies the remains of an ancient city forgotten about for nearly 3,000 years, experts reveal.

An international team of archaeologists discovered an ancient Maya city in a northeastern area of Guatemala known for its ...

Beneath the surface of present-day western Honduras lie the ruins of Copán—an archaeological site that once stood as a vital ...

Palynologists who study tiny pollen fossils share 4 stories found in grains that fell hundreds to millions of years ago.

A study of the genomes of seven people from the Classic Maya period (A.D. 250 to 900) of Copán in what is now western Honduras showed that the population dramatically shrank around 1,200 years ago.

The data pointed to a significant demographic decline starting around A.D. 750, closely corresponding with the onset of the broader collapse of Classic Maya civilization. “Our findings indicate a ...