A buried ancient altar at the center of the Maya city of Tikal points to the tensions between the Maya and their neighbors in the late 300s C.E. According to a new study in Antiquity, the altar wasn't ...

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

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 ...

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

Mystery sacrifice altar hidden in jungle reveals shock crossover of ancient cultures - An altar has been discovered in Tikal ...

“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.

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 ...

The Guatemalan government announced the discovery of an ancient Teotihuacan altar ... bordering Mexico. Tikal is an enormous city-state that battled for centuries with the Kaanul dynasty for ...

The discovery, announced on Monday 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 ...

The enormous city-state of Tikal, whose towering temples still stand in the jungle, battled for centuries with the Kaanul dynasty for dominance of the Maya world. Far to the north in Mexico ...

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 ...