A recently unearthed altar in Tikal holds the burial of a child and adult, but it wasn't built by the Maya. Instead, it ...

Discovered in the ruins of Tikal, the altar sheds light on strained relations between the Maya city and Teotihuacán—which was ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Tikal, Temple I Courtesy of Flickr user mtsrs. Tikal Courtesy of Flickr user Hector Garcia. Tikal Courtesy of Flickr user 4Neus. "Tikal Clouds" Courtesy of Flickr user 4Neus. I was only 7 years ...

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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 ...

Experts are still trying to parse out the relationship between the ancient cities of Teotihuacan and Tikal. Archeologists have discovered a 1,700-year-old altar that upends what we thought we knew ...

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