That genetic traces of the original population disappear completely is unusual, especially in South America,” said geneticist ...

For a quarter of a century, two archaeologists and their team slogged through wild tropical vegetation to investigate and map the remains of one of the largest Maya cities, in Central America.

Besides maps, Rodríguez and Gonzales have researched ancient chronicles ... on south to Mexico and Central America, spoke a common language and were related. But many other people were also ...

Researchers uncovered the vast, interconnected network of ancient cities using technology ... and scattered city states abounded in Central America, the research shows it was actually an advanced ...

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds of cities across a vast swath of Central America ... and human sacrifice. The ancient Maya also mastered astronomy ...

When most people think of the Maya, their minds jump immediately to Mexico, but this ancient ... maps, and drawings of the monuments sparked an explosion of interest in Central America’s Maya ...

Experts have uncovered traces of a mysterious ancient human population in Colombia that once lived there. The South American country of Colombia, located in the north of the continent, is based upon ...

Indigenous communities may play a crucial role in the preservation of Central America’s forests, according to a new map produced by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The ...

Archeologists have identified the largest ancient dam built by the Maya in Central America. They reveal new details about sustainable water and land management among the ancient Maya. Recent ...

Before the Spanish colonised Central America in the 16th century, the ancient Maya were one of the most sophisticated civilisations in the Western Hemisphere. They developed a complex calendar ...

Starting around 4,000 years ago, an elaborate fish-trapping system nourished expanding human populations in lowland Central America ... the nation of Belize, an ancient network of earthen channels ...