Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and ...

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

Child sacrifice was thought to be rare in their culture. This chilling discovery suggests foreign invaders played a role.

an ancient city-state deep in the jungle of Guatemala, was once a powerful hub of the Maya civilization. During its peak, between 200 and 900 C.E., it was a major political, economic, and military ...

Little by little researchers are unraveling the mysteries of the Maya culture of Central America ... a turbulent period of time of the ancient Maya city of Tikal. An altar was found buried ...

The stone fragments had been discovered inside ‘Handprint Cave’ in Belize alongside other artefacts suggestive of ritual use.

Remains of other children were also found on three sides of the altar. Lorena Paiz, the archaeologist who led the discovery, believes that it was likely used for human sacrifice, particularly children ...

(CNN) — Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and grim contents may hold the key to unraveling the complex ...

Tikal was the ceremonial centre of the ancient Maya civilisation ... Eventually, it grew into an enormous city-state, battling for centuries with the Kaanul dynasty for dominance of the Maya ...

The discovery shows the cultural interaction between the Maya of Tikal and Teotihuacan's elite between 300 and 500 A.D., ...