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Nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan city with ‘remarkable’ architecture unearthed in Guatemala. ... A tourist takes pictures in front a Mayan temple in the Tikal archaeological site in Peten ...

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan complex in Guatemala, revealing sanctuaries, ...

View of the "Gran Jaguar" (Big Jaguar) Mayan temple, located in the Great Plaza of the Tikal archaeological site at the Maya Biosphere in Peten, Guatemala on July 24, 2024.

Explore the authentic and awe-inspiring Tikal Mayan Ruins in Guatemala — a real jungle adventure filled with ancient temples, wildlife, and rich history. Join us in Season 1, Episode 4 for an ...

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

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

Lidar surveys of Guatemala have revealed Tikal’s links with other Maya cities, like Homul. And Tikal also traded with the city of Teotihuacan, more than 1,000 kilometers to the west, in what’s ...

Tikal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, reached its peak between 200 and 900 AD when Mayan culture encompassed parts of what are now Guatemala, Mexico, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras.

Teotihuacan altar found in Tikal, highlighting ancient ties with Maya Discovery includes remains of three children, indicating sacrificial rituals linked to Teotihuacan. ( photo credit : H. Hurst ...

The Maya city of Tikal arose in modern-day Guatemala around 850 B.C.E. It started out small and uninfluential. But by around 300 C.E., Tikal had grown in size and in influence and had started ...