Hundreds of years after its downfall, the Maya empire still holds plenty of secrets. The pre-Columbian civilization started over 4,000 years ago and at its peak sprawled throughout what is now ...

(CNN) — With the thick vegetation of the northern Guatemala rainforests hiding its 2,000-year-old remnants, the full extent of the early Mayan way of life was once impossible to see. But laser ...

The collapse of the ancient Mayan civilization may have been linked to relatively modest dry spells, researchers now say. The ancient Mayan empire once stretched across an area about the size of Texas ...

While Mel Gibson’s thrilling film “Apocalypto” attempted to depict a clear image of Mayan culture, it didn’t. There are in reality extensive gaps in our understanding of this civilization. In a recent ...

Dramatic droughts linked to the decline of the Classic Maya civilization approximately 800 to 1000 CE may not have required ...

A study discovered that human remains found at a mass burial site were identified as boys between the ages of 3 and 6 Getty New research reveals that the Mayan empire would offer young boys, including ...

The fall of the Mayan civilization is often misunderstood as a sudden disappearance, but historical and archaeological evidence show a much more gradual and complex process. The Maya didn’t vanish ...

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Much like his bloody epic about the death of Christ, a new Mel Gibson production about the collapse of the Mayan civilization is angering members of the culture it depicts ...