A stalagmite deep inside a cave in Mexico has revealed just how long and severe droughts were during one of the most ...

An analysis of a stalagmite within a Mexican cave reveals detailed evidence of drought that contributed to the downfall of ...

Chemical evidence from a stalagmite in Mexico has revealed that the Classic Maya civilization’s decline coincided with repeated severe wet-season droughts, including one that lasted 13 years. These ...

The Maya civilization suffered multiple severe droughts in the final centuries of their society, including one that lasted 13 ...

The height of the Mayan empire, known as the Classic period, reached from approximately A.D. 250 to at least A.D. 900. The ancient Maya had what was arguably the most advanced civilization in the ...

The first of these droughts began in 894. It was followed by a year with normal rainfall, then another five consecutive years ...

New research based on stalagmite analysis suggests a historic drought may have contributed to the society’s decline ...

The height of the Mayan empire, known as the Classic period, reached from approximately A.D. 250 to at least A.D. 900. The ancient Maya had what was arguably the most advanced civilization in the ...

Researchers saw a subsequent decline in population around 750 A.D., “coinciding with the onset of the collapse of Classic Maya civilization,” according to the paper.

Laser technology has helped researchers discover a previously unknown 650-square-mile Maya site that offers startling new insights about ancient Mesoamericans and their civilization.

The Maya civilization is the most famous of the pre-Columbian cultures -- and with good reason. The Maya are considered to have been the most highly developed indigenous people of the Western ...