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 ...

A trio of ancient reservoirs in present-day Guatemala is revealing both the strength—and limitations—of Mayan water science.

Winston Scott's twists and turns took him to the lush mountains of Guatemala, where he was introduced to the Maya people. Now he's made it his mission to preserve their language.

New research suggests that explanations based only on climate may not fully account for the major decline of the lowland ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A new study uses genome analysis to show the decline, not erasure, of the ancient Maya civilization. Researchers compared the genomes of seven ...

This photo released by the Guatemalan government shows two anthropomorphic sculptures that "represent an ancestral couple." - Guatemalan Ministry of Culture and Sports Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and monuments that point to its significance as an important ceremonial site, the ...

The discovery, made in Quintana Roo of the Yucatan Peninsula, highlights the significance of beekeeping in Mayan culture. Archaeologists also found that these activities were more widespread than they ...

(CN) — For over a century, scholars have puzzled over the eclipse table in the Dresden Codex, one of the few surviving texts from the ancient Mayan civilization. Now, researchers John Justeson from ...