Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...

"LiDAR allows us to map large areas very quickly ... offering new insights into the organization and extent of the ancient ...

A civilization dries up By the time of Tikal's decline sometime around 900, Maya civilization and culture had been developing for at least 1,000 years and the empire had amassed an estimated ...

But enough of them reach the ground to create a complete map of the landscape ... says Golden. “The Maya are often viewed as a cautionary tale about climate change — this great civilization collapses ...

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds of ... Using an interactive map, visit 15 of the better-known Maya sites.—Peter Tyson ...