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

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

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

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture, ...

Temple I, or Temple of the Great Jaguar ... A Teotihuacan altar, which archaeologists believe was used for sacrifices, has been unearthed in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the centre of ...

"The altar is believed to have been used for sacrifices, especially of children ... Teotihuacan is best known for its twin Temples of the Sun and Moon and was abandoned before the rise of ...

The enormous city-state of Tikal, whose towering temples still stand in the jungle ... altar was believed to have been used for sacrifices, "especially of children." "The remains of three children ...

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