Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and ...

Tikal is a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of Guatemala—far flung from Mexico’s ancient city of Teotihuacan. The presence of this altar implies that the two shared a relationship that spanned ...

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

Temple VI lays claim to the most extensive hieroglyphics in the Mayan world, narrating the city's dynastic history. When asked to choose one word to describe Tikal, David Stuart, a professor in ...

Remains of other children were also found on three sides of the altar. Lorena Paiz, the archaeologist who led the discovery, believes that it was likely used for human sacrifice, particularly children ...

At the peak of its glory, around a.d. 750, Tikal was home to at least 60,000 Maya and held sway over several other city-states scattered through the rain forest from the YucatánPeninsula to ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered an altar that holds the burial of a child and adult in the Maya city of Tikal, a finding that could help researchers discern the nature of the city's ...

A family altar in the Maya city of Tikal offers a glimpse into events in an enclave of the city’s foreign overlords in the wake of a local coup. Archaeologists recently unearthed the altar in a ...

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

Tikal National Park in northeast Guatemala is a phenomenal and almost otherworldly place to visit. With its massive pyra ...

An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, has been discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture, demonstrating the ...

Despite finding the altar in Tikal, a ruined Mayan city situated in modern Guatemala, archaeologists believe it wasn’t decorated by Mayas. Instead, they say it was the work of artists trained ...