Remains of other children were also found on three sides of the altar. Lorena Paiz, the archaeologist who led the discovery, ...

Just steps from the center of Tikal, a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of modern-day Guatemala, a global team of ...

F amous for its iconic pyramid and temples, the ancient Maya city of Tikal is no stranger to imperial conflict, having ...

Learn how an altar has revealed the rivalry between the ancient cities of Tikal and Teotihuacan.

The artistic style used for the altar captures the figure and face of a man clad in a feathered headdress, surrounded by rich ...

An ancient Mayan altar in Tikal, a 2,400-year-old city in Guatemala, evidences a quasi-imperial control system before the ...

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

Just steps from the center of Tikal, a Maya city more than 2,400 years old located in the heart of present-day Guatemala, an ...