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

T he 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 ...

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

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

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

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.

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

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Tikal’s great plaza, at the heart of what was one of the most powerful city-states in the Americas, is surrounded by monumental structures: the stepped terraces of the North Acropolis ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A painted altar discovered at Tikal, Guatemala, reveals significant insights into the ancient Maya's interactions with Teotihuacan. The altar, dating to the late ...

Just steps from the center of Tikal, a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of modern-day Guatemala, a global team of researchers has unearthed a buried altar that could unlock the secrets of a ...