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.

Archaeologists excavating the ruins of the Maya city of Tikal have unearthed a 1,600-year-old altar likely used for human sacrifices, surrounded by the bones of children. The grim discovery adds ...

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, demonstrating the ...

A Teotihuacan altar, which archaeologists believe was used for sacrifices, has been unearthed in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the centre of Mayan civilisation, shedding new light on the ...

Archaeologists have some evidence that Tikal and Teotihuacan began regularly interacting around 650 BCE. According to Houston, what first appeared to be casual trading quickly became more strained.

Archaeologists Unearth Intricately Decorated Altar That May Have Been Used for Ancient Sacrifices in Guatemala Discovered in the ruins of Tikal, the altar sheds light on strained relations between ...

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.

The bones were found 14km from the Tikal archaeological site Human remains found near an archaeological site in the Guatemalan jungle are thought to be those of a US birdwatcher who was reported ...