(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 ...

A new study uses genome analysis to show the decline, not erasure, of the ancient Maya civilization. Researchers compared the genomes of seven skeletons to previously sequenced sets from across ...

Over the past decade, the Mayan calendar has been subjected to close examination and intense debate. Could an ancient ...

Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and some interesting parallels relative to today. Ancient civilizations that ...

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A new, immersive exhibit has arrived at the California Science Center — and it explores an ancient, bygone civilization. “Maya: The Exhibition,” which opened earlier this week and will run through ...

Today, let's talk about the mysterious Maya civilization. The Maya civilization is incredibly enigmatic, filled with various ...

Tourists explore the ‘Dome of the Cathedral’, the largest chamber in Grutas Tzabnah, the cave in Yucatán, Mexico where the researchers found the stalagmites they studied. An artificial well ‘La Noria’ ...