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In the heart of the jungle, surrounded by lush vegetation, lies one of the major sites of Mayan civilization, inhabited from the 6th century B.C. to the 10th century A.D. The ceremonial centre ...

Archaeology is having a moment, thanks to technology like LiDAR, satellite mapping and artificial intelligence.

Yet most of Tikal—the heart of Guatemala’s Tikal National Park, about an hour’s drive northeast of the modern city of Flores—has not even been excavated. And until recently, the same could ...

It is set within a UNESCO preservation site, Tikal National Park, which comprises of all types of natural terrain including wetlands, savannah, and palm forest. Huge pyramids and regal temples ...