Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered an altar that holds the burial of a child and adult in the Maya city of Tikal, a ...

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New archaeological finds add to evidence that the Maya city of Tikal in Guatemala was once ruled ... including a huge pyramidal temple. The altar was found during excavations of a plaza north ...

Despite finding the altar in Tikal, a ruined Mayan city situated in modern Guatemala, archaeologists believe it wasn’t decorated by Mayas. Instead, they say it was the work of artists trained ...

The newly discovered altar is the latest piece of evidence for Teotihuacán’s domination of Tikal. A limestone temple at Tikal Brown University “What the altar confirms is that wealthy leaders ...

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 ...

Temple I, or Temple of the Great Jaguar, in northern Tikal National Park, in Peten, Guatemala (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) From ...

Archaeologists believe that the altar was built around the late 300s CE in the Maya city of Tikal. It is decorated with four panels painted red, black, and yellow and depict a person wearing a ...

A recently unearthed altar in Tikal holds the burial of a child and adult, but it wasn't built by the Maya. Instead, it appears foreigners from Teotihuacan built it.