The Maya civilization emerged circa 2000 BCE, and for centuries they ruled over an extensive territory in Central America. This Mesoamerican civilization was incredibly developed for the time, and ...

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

The Maya people of South America were a very superstitious civilization. They believed in many deities, had a god for every event, and therefore had many rituals performed for the gods to obtain ...

The Maya Civilization Collapsed 1,200 Years Ago. But Their Genes Never Stopped Spreading. Scientists studied the genetic makeup of seven Maya individuals—including one who was the victim of ...

The Mayan city of Caracol has been researched for decades, but archaeologists only recently found a tomb of one of the city's ...

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Researchers saw a subsequent decline in population around 750 A.D., “coinciding with the onset of the collapse of Classic Maya civilization,” according to the paper.

In a discovery hailed as one of the most significant in decades, archaeologists in Belize uncovered the tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, the first known ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol, offering a ...

Archaeologists in Belize have uncovered the tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, the first known ruler of Caracol and the tomb dates back ...