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

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

In the jungles of northern Guatemala, archaeologists brushed away centuries of soil to uncover a small altar that shouldn’t ...

T he Guatemalan government announced the discovery of an ancient Teotihuacan altar in Tikal National Park, shedding new light ...

The altar reveals the presence of powerful rulers from Teotihuacan who were there at a time when a coup ousted Tikal’s Maya ...

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

A new discovery tells of a turbulent episode in the Mayan city of Tikal according to the researchers who unearthed an ancient ...

An ancient altar found in Guatemala offers striking evidence of the relationship between the Maya and the ancient metropolis ...

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

Archaeologists in Guatemala uncover a Teotihuacan altar in Tikal, revealing ancient cultural and spiritual ties with the Maya ...

A Teotihuacan altar, which archaeologists believe was used for sacrifices, has been unearthed in Tikal National Park in ...