Then, the population size began to decline around A.D. 750, "coinciding with the onset of the collapse of Classic Maya civilization," they wrote. Although the population dramatically dwindled with ...

A decline in the population density led to the eventual collapse of the Classic Maya civilisation, they concluded. This was between the 9th and 11th centuries, a period marked by frequent severe ...

Scientists studied the genetic makeup of seven Maya individuals—including one who was the victim of human sacrifice.

Skeletons unearthed from the ruins of the ancient city of Copán in Honduras have yielded clues to the collapse of the Mayan civilisation. Copán, now a Unesco World Heritage site, thrived during the ...

showing that during the Classic period, the Maya population experienced significant growth, reaching its peak around the year 800 CE. Shortly after that year, a demographic decline began that would ...

Researchers saw a subsequent decline in population around 750 A.D., “coinciding with the onset of the collapse of Classic Maya civilization,” according to the paper. The scientists on the ...