Craving a trip that’s equal part adventure and elegant escape? Does your idea of a vacation also include a bit of history and a lot of culture? Then, these Mayan ruins are perfect for an unforgettable ...

The next project he is working on has similar goals, as he wants to unpack how to read Mayan hieroglyphs. “Texts in Mayan are always translated by people who aren’t native speakers, so it will be ...

An ancient altar has been unearthed that is believed to have been used to sacrifice children in an abandoned 'city of the gods'. The archaeologist who led the discovery, Lorena Paiz, said the ...

A rendering of the altar illustrates the painted panels of red, black and yellow depicting a person wearing a feathered headdress and flanked by shields or regalia. A buried altar recently ...

Known as the “Tikal Marcador,” the stone carving symbolizes victory in Teotihuacan style while bearing Mayan hieroglyphs. “Around A.D. 378, Teotihuacan was essentially decapitating a kingdom,” Houston ...

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 ...

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The find illuminates the deep cultural ties between the Maya and Teotihuacan civilizations in ancient times. Guatemala’s Ministry of Culture and Sports made the announcement. The altar, found inside a ...

A newly discovered altar, buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal, is shedding new light on the 1,600-year-old tensions between Tikal and the central Mexican capital of Teotihuacan.

Altar Found in Guatemalan Jungle Evidence of Mingling of Mayan and Teotihuacan Cultures, Experts Say GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou's famous autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” were among the nearly ...

Jay North, the actor who starred as the titular character in the Dennis the Menace television series, has died, PEOPLE confirmed. He was 73. North’s friend — producer and writer Laurie ...