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Genomes from ancient Maya people reveal collapse of population and civilization 1,200 years ago

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A study of the genomes of seven people from the Classic Maya period (A.D. 250 to 900) of Copán in what is now western Honduras showed that the population shrank around 1,200 years ago .

Copán was a major Maya center located at the extreme southeast.

The royal dynasty that ruled for four centuries was established at Copán .

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