Lidar technology is revealing that the Mayan civilization was more complex and interconnected than previously thought.

A newly discovered altar buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal is providing fresh insight into the ...

Discovering Maya cities used to involve bushwhacking through the jungle, schlepping gear and sidestepping snakes. And over ...

Godwin Heights eighth-graders’ first appearance at a National History Day competition led to some stellar results. And ...

In Guatemala’s Tikal National Park, which was once the center of the Maya civilization, archaeologists discovered a fifth-century C.E. altar from the Teotihuacan culture. The Teotihuacan people lived ...

By looking closely at this remarkable find, we’ve uncovered the footprint of an ancient foreign occupation that marked a turning point for Maya civilization. “Everyone knows what happened to the Aztec ...

(Image Courtesy of Brown University) 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 ...

Scholars suggest it was an artisan from the far-off Teotihuacan City, over 600 miles away, who crafted this altar, as its design does not reflect the artistry of the Maya civilization.

testify to the influence of Teotihuacan -- an important site of cultural exchange and innovation in Classic Mesoamerica -- on Mayan civilization. Dated to between 400 and 450 AD, during the ...

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.

Just steps from the center of Tikal, a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of modern ... An all-powerful empire spots paradise and decides to plunder its riches. "Everyone knows what happened ...

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