To Masson, Delgado Kú, and their colleagues, Mayapan’s story contradicts the idea that the Maya disappeared, or even that the ...

The ancient Maya civilization is renowned for its sophisticated culture, complex rituals, and intricate relationship with the ...

likely had abundant crops when Maya civilization collapsed during the eighth and ninth centuries. The research also shows the region’s three main kingdoms were each functioning in very different ways.

Why the idea that the Maya civilization ‘collapsed’ is wrong Why the idea that the Maya civilization ‘collapsed’ is wrong For ancient Egyptians, dance was a huge part of daily life For ...

FOR DECADES, scholars have argued about what caused the so-called Maya collapse. Several million Maya lived in southeastern Mexico ... Deep in the Mexican jungle, anthropological archaeologist Charles ...

After two years of dialogue and coordinated work between the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) and ejidal ...

Find out who the ancient Maya were, where they lived and what they did. What were homes in the ancient Maya civilisation like? Find out what Maya homes were made of and what they looked like.

The chemical composition of the sediment indicated periods of sparse rainfall during the Mayan decline, thought likely between AD800 and AD1000. The mysterious collapse of the ancient Mayan ...

A national park in Belize has deep roots in Mayan healing traditions. Smoke curled around my body as Maria Garcia, a Yucatec Maya healer, walked around me in circles, swinging a pail of incense. I ...

The book's findings provide insights that broaden the understanding of the rise of social complexity - the expansion of the political economy, specifically - and, in general terms, the trajectory of ...