Peaking in the Maya Classic Period of 250-900 CE, this civilization was home to complex architecture ... For many, the Ancient Maya's culture remains mysterious. Although history education ...

In this new archaeological study, Arthur Demarest brings the lost pre-Columbian civilization of the Maya to life. In applying a holistic perspective to the most recent evidence from archaeology, ...

A huge Maya city has been discovered centuries ... he saw what others had missed - a huge ancient city which may have been home to 30-50,000 people at its peak from 750 to 850 AD.

Have archaeologists already discovered all of the major ancient Maya monuments—or is there still much more to be found?

Researchers working in Guatemala have discovered high levels of mercury contamination at the ancient Maya city of Ucanal, 280km north-east of Guatemala City. Identified in soil samples taken from ...