Television may lead us to believe archaeologists lead thrilling lives, crashing through ancient temples and uncovering dinosaur bones à la Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park. In reality, their work is ...

The fall of the ancient Maya civilisation came gradually — as did the disappearance of its centres of power, each one slowly reclaimed by the creeping jungle. Mighty cities were lost for centuries, ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered the ruins of a 3,000-year-old Maya city featuring “remarkable” architecture, including pyramids and monuments, that shed more light on the ancient ...

Introduction : the Maya forest / James D. Nations, Richard B. Primack, David Bray -- A regional approach to conservation in the Maya Forest / Chris Rodstrom, Silvio Olivieri, Laura Tangley -- One ...

Ceramics, human burial grounds and bullets from Spanish guns are among artifacts that have been uncovered by archaeologists in Guatemala at the site of the last Mayan city to resist European conquest, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fall of the ancient Maya civilisation came gradually — as did the disappearance of its centres of power, each one slowly ...