They understand how the ancient language was spoken compared to modern Maya and have begun to grasp the lost civilization's traditions by reading the stories carved on walls and painted on pottery.

When most people think of ancient Maya civilization, they imagine godlike kings building towering pyramids and reveling in bloody human sacrifice. But commoners also played a significant role in the ...

Find out who the ancient Maya were, where they lived and what they did. What were homes in the ancient Maya civilisation like? Find out what Maya homes were made of and what they looked like.

Who were the ancient Maya? Discover the beginnings of ancient Maya civilisation. What were Maya homes like? What did the Maya build and how were homes made? How did the ancient Maya farm?

Bonampak means "painted walls" in Maya, and the site is known for just that: beautiful murals depicting the life of the ancient Maya. The three-roomed Templo de las Pinturas has remarkably well ...

The Maya built one of the most powerful empires in the world. The ancient Maya civilization conquered the territories of Belize, Guatemala, southeastern Mexico, and some regions of Honduras and El ...

A civilization dries up By the time of Tikal's decline sometime around 900, Maya civilization and culture had been developing for at least 1,000 years and the empire had amassed an estimated ...

Using lidar, a remote sensing method that utilizes airborne lasers, the researchers were able to create a nearly complete picture of ancient ... “The Maya are often viewed as a cautionary tale about ...