University of Cincinnati researchers found evidence of sustainable agriculture and forestry spanning a millennia in one ancient Maya city. UC researchers used genetic and pollen analyses to provide ...

Ruins of the Maya city, Tikal. Credit: David L. Lentz (Phys.org)—The ancient Maya city of Tikal may have used intensive agricultural practices to maintain its large population, according to a study by ...

The fall of the Mayan civilization is often misunderstood as a sudden disappearance, but historical and archaeological evidence show a much more gradual and complex process. The Maya didn’t vanish ...

The collapse of the Maya civilization in the lowlands of Central America rests on a curious paradox. Between the years 750 ...