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

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

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

Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed ... of anthropology and archaeology at Brown. “The Maya regularly buried buildings and rebuilt on top of them,” he said in ...

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

A group of scientists have discovered a buried altar in Guatemala which had remains of people left in mysterious positions so ...

A new discovery tells of a turbulent episode in the Mayan city of Tikal according to the researchers who unearthed an ancient altar that wasn’t Mayan.

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

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