Tikal is a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of Guatemala—far flung from Mexico’s ancient city of Teotihuacan. The ...

Tikal, one of the most powerful Maya city-states, became a rival in this network. Previous discoveries — such as the famous ...

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

Old Human-Sized Intricately Carved Mayan Mask Discovered, Made of Lime-Based Plaster Archaeologists have found several ...

A team of archaeologists has uncovered asignificant find in Tikal, Guatemala. This altar, which was buried under the jungle ...

Dated to the Late Preclassic period – which ran from 300 BCE to 250 CE – the grave was discovered in a commoner household ...