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Reduced predictability of seasonal rainfall might have played a significant role in the disintegration of Classic Maya societies about 1,100 years ago. 'Decline in seasonal predictability potentially destabilized Classic Maya societies' is a new study...

New research published this week by University of New Mexico archaeologist Keith Prufer shows that a site in Belize was critical for the studying the origins of the ancient Maya people and the spread of maize as a staple food. According to the...

Almost any grocery store is filled with products made from corn, also known as maize, in every aisle: fresh corn, canned corn, corn cereal, taco shells, tortilla chips, popcorn, corn sweeteners in hundreds of products, corn fillers in pet food, in soaps...

New research suggests the Northeastern coast of the United States could be struck by more frequent and more powerful hurricanes in the future due to shifting weather patterns caused by manmade industrial emissions. A new collaborative study, led by...

Annually, the Communication and Marketing (UCAM) Department and the Office of the Vice President for Research compiles a list of its Top-10 Research News stories from the University of New Mexico during the course of the year. Below is the list of UNM's ...

The Center for Public Anthropology has recognized students in UNM Department of Anthropology Associate Professor Keith Prufer's Introduction to Anthropology class for their opinion pieces. The students participated in a North American competition ...

Each summer University of New Mexico Associate Professor of Anthropology Keith Prufer and his students travel to the ancient Mayan city of Uxbenká, located in southern Belize where they labor to understand what happened to the Mayas who lived there when ...