Scientists studied the genetic makeup of seven Maya individuals—including one who was the victim of human sacrifice.

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

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

DNA reveals Maya genetic continuity over 3,000 years Copán elites had ties to highland Mexican populations Collapse was not extinction, but cultural transformation ...

Researchers have tried to look beyond simplistic catastrophizing to the myriad complexities and regional idiosyncrasies that might explain the collapse of the Maya civilization. This collapse ...

A decline in the population density led to the eventual collapse of the Classic Maya civilisation, they concluded. This was ...

An international team of researchers sequenced the genomes of seven individuals who lived in the ancient Maya city of Copán, ...

Every little piece we can obtain from the excavations is fundamental, like a piece of the larger puzzle we are putting ...

“Definitely, the idea of the collapse of the Maya in the Postclassic ... “You’ll hear that Maya civilization ended in 1000 A.D. It didn’t,” Masson says. “The Postclassic period is ...

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

A new study analyzing skeletons buried near Copán reveals the collapse, but not total erasure, of the Maya civilization over 1,200 years ago. “Our findings indicate a decline in population size ...