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

Archaeologists found the remains of three children under the age of four alongside the artifact — suggesting that it was once ...

When most people think of ancient Maya civilization, they imagine godlike kings building towering pyramids and reveling in bloody human sacrifice. But commoners also played a significant role in the ...

A 1,000-year-old altar from Mexico's ancient Teotihuacan culture has been discovered in the erstwhile Mayan city of Tikal in ...

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

In fact they’re not hills at all but ancient pyramids, left to decay after the collapse of the Maya civilization a millennium ago. The site was a thriving settlement during the Classic Maya ...

In fact, they were pyramids built more than two millennia ... and largest concentrations of public architecture in all of Maya civilization. I asked Hansen, if he could have anything, what would ...

About 1,000 of these buildings — which include modest houses as well as grand palaces and pyramids — cluster in and around Piedras ... says Golden. “The Maya are often viewed as a cautionary tale ...