New discoveries and science tell the story of how the ancient Mayans built such an incredible society in a tropical rainforest over 2000 years and then vanished.

“The communities in this area were working and dealing with the challenges of drought, of warfare, of bad kings and good kings in very different ways. It shakes up our picture of who the Maya were.” ...

Using the inscriptions on them, scientists reconstructed Tikal’s history until its fall in the ninth century ... a book called Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens, which described the ...

this series tracks the Maya from their earliest origins all the way to the present day, unlocking the dark secrets of the rise and fall of the Maya.

Archaeologists have uncovered new stucco reliefs at the ancient Maya city of Dzibanché, providing fresh insights into the ...

As far back as 3500 years ago millions of Maya people lived in this area in different cities, ruled by kings, or queens. That there is a temple! It’s almost 1300 years old! Just imagine what it ...