Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered an altar that holds the burial of a child and adult in the Maya city of Tikal, a finding that could help researchers discern the nature of the city's ...

TIKAL NATIONAL PARK, Guatemala — This spectacular Mayan ruin nestled in northern Guatemala’s dense tropical jungle is about as far from civilization as you can get, but the wake-up calls are every bit ...

The Maya city of Tikal thrived for hundreds of years but was abandoned in the ninth century A.D. Jimmy Baum / Unsplash In the ninth century A.D., the Maya abandoned the great city of Tikal after ...

Archaeologists discovered a 5th-century painted altar at Tikal with undeniable Teotihuacan artistic style, proving people from central Mexico established a physical presence in the Maya city The altar ...

Shrouded in thick rainforest and centuries of mystery, the ancient Mayan city of Tikal is one of the greatest overlooked sites of antiquity in the West. We’ve all heard of Machu Picchu, but the scale ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

At Teotihuacan, near Mexico City, three giant pyramids rise above the ancient city’s main street, the Avenue of the Dead. The smallest of these is the Temple of the Feathered Serpent, which sits ...

A family altar in the Maya city of Tikal offers a glimpse into events in an enclave of the city’s foreign overlords in the wake of a local coup. Archaeologists recently unearthed the altar in a ...

For centuries, Tikal was a bustling Maya city in what is now northern Guatemala. But by the late 800s CE, its plazas and temples stood silent, surrounded by mostly abandoned farms. A recent study ...