But all that changed in the sixth century, when Teotihuacan disengaged from the Maya region, leaving Tikal to fend for itself. Enter the Snakes. No one’s sure where they came from; there’s no ...

Each city had different kings and queens. Within each Maya region, the Maya cleared vast areas of rainforest to make way for their cities and farms. They also redirected water to create reservoirs ...

INAH said the city, which it has named Ocomtun – meaning “stone column” in the Yucatec Maya language – would have been an important centre for the peninsula’s central lowland region ...

The temples and palaces were mainly made of stone. Limestone in particular was available across much of the Maya region. Limestone is soft when first cut and hardens with age. Ordinary Maya homes ...

likely had abundant crops when Maya civilization collapsed during the eighth and ninth centuries. The research also shows the region’s three main kingdoms were each functioning in very different ways.

the migrants likely brought horticultural knowledge that eventually led to the development of intensive agriculture in the Maya region. “By four thousand years ago, corn was a staple grain in ...

Its cultural influence extended all along the Gulf and penetrated into the Maya region and the high plateaux of central Mexico. Its architecture, which is unique in Mesoamerica, is characterized by ...