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Activities of the Maya 2,000 years ago in Central America contributed to the decline of their environment.
Archaeologists have discovered a well-preserved Maya stela—a stone tablet—from the site of El Achiotal that dates to the 5th century CE.
Excavations at the ancient Maya lowlands site of Ceibal in Guatemala suggest that as the society moved from a heavy reliance on foraging to one of farming.
