Just as Tikal dominated the Maya lowlands for centuries ... It wasn’t a big city—maybe 10,000 people—but it was a beacon of civilization and a gateway for trade to the west, a prime target ...

“What all that infrastructure suggests is that people in the countryside ... says Golden. “The Maya are often viewed as a cautionary tale about climate change — this great civilization collapses ...

Researchers have found a treasure trove of structures from an ancient civilization — by using a modern technology.

Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...

FOR DECADES, scholars have argued about what caused the so-called Maya collapse. Several million Maya lived ... unearths remnants of a civilization of warriors, artists, and kings that still feels ...

The Maya civilization, one of the most sophisticated pre-Columbian cultures, flourished across present-day Mexico, Guatemala, ...

Journey back in time and uncover the mysteries of the Mayan civilization! 🏞️🌄 Discover the stunning architecture and ancient stories hidden in Tikal, Guatemala. Join me on this incredible adventure!

What foods did the Maya eat? Find out what food people grew and ate in the Maya civilisation. What games did the Mayas play? Find out about the famous Maya ball game and learn the importance of ...

The Mayan civilization built the temple palace 3,000 years ago and it would have been the center of a community of around 200,000 people. "What you are seeing here is like the inside of Buckingham ...

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds of cities across a vast swath of Central America. Now archeological sites, these once-flourishing cities extended ...