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

Archaeologists uncovered the buried altar in a building complex just outside the center of Tikal, which is known for striking limestone temples. (Image Courtesy of Brown University) A buried ancient ...

The discovery, announced by Guatemala’s Culture and Sports Ministry, was made within the ancient city of Tikal - an enormous city-state which battled for centuries with the Kaanul dynasty for ...

“What the altar confirms is that wealthy leaders from Teotihuacan came to Tikal and created replicas of ritual facilities that would have existed in their home city,” explained Scherer.

Discovered in the ruins of Tikal, the altar sheds light on strained relations between the Maya city and Teotihuacán—which was located more than 600 miles away ...

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 ...

Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed ... Despite finding the altar in Tikal, a ruined Mayan city situated in modern Guatemala, archaeologists believe it wasn’t ...

SCHERER: It is the kind of altar that at Teotihuacan is found in residential complexes, and so probably the area that it was found is serving a similar sort of function. And it would've been used for ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Just steps from the center of Tikal ... the formidable ancient power whose seat was located 630 miles west, outside modern-day Mexico City.

Famous for its iconic pyramid and temples, the ancient Maya city of Tikal is no stranger to imperial conflict, having provided the setting for the Rebel Alliance base in Star Wars: Episode IV.