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

an ancient city-state deep in the jungle of Guatemala, was once a powerful hub of the Maya civilization. During its peak, between 200 and 900 C.E., it was a major political, economic, and military ...

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

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 ...

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., ...

Tikal was the ceremonial centre of the ancient Maya civilisation ... centre with the construction of major pyramids and temples. Eventually, it grew into an enormous city-state, battling for ...

Tikal, Temple I Courtesy of Flickr user mtsrs ... I broke away from the tour group and wandered among the chambers inside the ancient Mayan edifices. I ran my hands along the walls, imagining ...

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Discovered in the ruins of Tikal, the altar sheds light on strained relations between the Maya city and Teotihuacán—which was located more than 600 miles away ...

Temple I, or Temple of the ... the centre of Mayan civilisation, shedding new light on the interactions between the two ancient cultures. The discovery, announced by Guatemala’s Culture and ...