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 ...

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With an area of about one square mile, Nixtun-Ch’ich’ was unusually compact compared to other Maya cities, which were largely spread out throughout the jungle. Back in 1995, Pugh, now at ...

The landscape, near already-known Maya cities, is thought to have been home to millions more people than other research had previously suggested. The researchers mapped over 810 square miles ...

Hopefully you will now tell it too. From around 1517 - 1697 Spanish invaders (conquistadores) started to destroy the Maya cities and people. The Spanish were armed with artillery, steel swords and ...

Get immersed in the heart of Mayan civilisation by visiting Copán, one of the oldest and most fascinating cities in Central America. Central America is home to some of the most remarkable ruins ...

His theory? That the Maya built their cities based on constellations, and according to his research, there should be a missing ruin hidden in the Mexican jungle. The Teenager and the Lost Maya ...

Archaeologists mapping the well-preserved Maya settlement of X’baatún found dozens of ruined structures dating back over 800 ...

Several million Maya lived in southeastern Mexico and northern Central America in the early 800s. A hundred years later, dozens of once-thriving Maya cities were almost entirely depopulated. What went ...