Every little piece we can obtain from the excavations is fundamental, like a piece of the larger puzzle we are putting ...

Copán, now a Unesco World Heritage site, thrived during the Classic Maya period between the third and 10th centuries AD. “In 426 or 427CE, the city witnessed the establishment of a royal ...

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

well-preserved archeological sites of Mayan society. First established during the Late Classic period (600-800 CE), the city over time became one of the region’s most significant cultural and ...

Over the next few centuries, it witnessed the rise of monumental architecture and Maya-style inscriptions by the early classic period (circa 300–400 CE). Then came the dawn of a new political ...

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 mathematics.

In a statement, lead archaeologist Ivan Šprajc says the settlement probably served as an important regional center during the Maya Classic period, which spanned 250 to 1000 C.E. The team named ...

The site, which contains several large pyramidal structures, was likely an important center in the region during the Classic period of the Maya civilization (around 250-1,000 A.D.), according to ...

Copán, now a Unesco World Heritage site, thrived during the Classic Maya period between the third and 10th centuries AD. Previous research has shown that it was a major crossroads city for four ...