Tikal, Temple I Courtesy of Flickr user mtsrs ... No such luck—but that didn't diminish the mystery that enshrouds the ancient city in Guatemala. Founded in 200 B.C., it emerged as a regional ...

The glyph resembles how a ruler’s tied-back hair might look from behind (see stela, page 46), and appears on stelae in ancient Maya city ... Tikal still keeps some secrets. Scanning a map ...

Art and architecture were important too. This is the ancient city of Tikal. 1300 years ago it would have been called 'Yax Mutal' and was home to thousands of Maya people. Image caption ...