Tikal, one of the most powerful Maya city-states, became a rival in this network. Previous discoveries — such as the famous ...

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

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

Tikal is a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of Guatemala—far flung from Mexico’s ancient city of Teotihuacan. The ...

The altar stands in the courtyard of what was once a wealthy, influential person’s home in Tikal. At just over 1 meter tall, ...