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 ...

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

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

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

A team of archaeologists has uncovered asignificant find in Tikal, Guatemala. This altar, which was buried under the jungle floor for centuries, reveals a complex picture of Maya life during a ...

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 ...

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

Lidar technology is revealing that the Mayan civilization was more complex and interconnected than previously thought.

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 ...

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The Guatemalan government announced the discovery of an ancient Teotihuacan altar in Tikal National Park, shedding new light on the interactions between the Teotihuacan and Mayan cultures ...

(CNN) — Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and grim contents may hold the key to unraveling the complex ...