This result corresponds to the period when other Classic Maya cities were also abandoned, researchers said. “A decline is also observable in the Andes at around the same time.

The height of the Mayan civilization, known as the Classic period, extended from approximately A.D. 250 to at least 900. For unknown reasons, the Classic Mayan civilization then collapsed.

Many people think climate change caused Classic Maya civilization to collapse abruptly around 900 A.D. An archaeologist says that view is too simplistic and misses the bigger point.

The dynasty flourished during the Classic period of Maya culture, from 250 to 900 A.D., when the civilization counted its greatest achievements in architecture, engineering, astronomy and ...

More information: Madeleine Murray et al, Ancient genomes reveal demographic trajectories during the Classic Maya period, Current Biology (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.05.002.

The ancient settlement was likely an important center in the region during the Classic period of Maya civilization—around 250-1,000 A.D.—according to experts.

Calakmul, in southern Mexico just 22 miles (35 kilometers) from the Guatemala border, was among the most powerful kingdoms of the Mayan Classic period from 250-900 AD, with more than a million ...

Although Mayan written sources clearly document human sacrificial rituals, ... First established during the Late Classic period (600-800 CE), ...