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

Child remains found at ancient sacrifice altar hidden in national park - The remains of three children were found at the ...

Archaeologists from the U.S. and Guatemala recently announced the discovery of an altar buried in the ancient ruins of Tikal, along with human remains that may belong to sacrificial victims.

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

An intricately decorated altar that may have been used for child sacrifices has been found in the ruins of Tikal, an ancient Maya city located in present-day Guatemala. Researchers say it ...

While carrying out excavations at Tikal National Park in Guatemala — what was once the center of the Maya civilization — ...

The Altar of Land and Grain in Zhongshan Park was the site of imperial sacrifices to the gods of land (she) and grain (ji) in the Ming and Qing. The altar is a three-tiered square platform built ...

An ancient altar has been unearthed that is believed to have been used to sacrifice children in an abandoned 'city of the gods'. The archaeologist who led the discovery, Lorena Paiz, said the ...