A newly discovered altar buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal is providing fresh insight into the ...

Venture beyond Guatemala’s famed Maya ruins at Tikal and you’ll find family-run museums and communities preserving age-old traditions, and an opportunity to learn about the country’s history from ...

Remains of other children were also found on three sides of the altar. Lorena Paiz, the archaeologist who led the discovery, ...

The centre of town is at the top of a hill, around a plaza presided over by a white cathedral built on the site of a Maya temple, and ringed with ancient stelae (stone tablets) inscribed with Maya ...

The altar reveals the presence of powerful rulers from Teotihuacan who were there at a time when a coup ousted Tikal’s Maya ...

Child sacrifice was thought to be rare in their culture. This chilling discovery suggests foreign invaders played a role.

Belize may not be the first country to come to mind when you think of famous Mayan archaeological wonders. Sites like Ch ...

The discovery shows the cultural interaction between the Maya of Tikal and Teotihuacan's elite between 300 and 500 A.D., ...

A Teotihuacan altar, which archaeologists believe was used for sacrifices, has been unearthed in Tikal National Park in ...

Famous for its iconic pyramid and temples, the ancient Maya city of Tikal is no stranger to imperial conflict, having provided the setting for the Rebel Alliance base in Star Wars: Episode IV.