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

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

A new discovery tells of a turbulent episode in the Mayan city of Tikal according to the researchers who unearthed an ancient ...

The altar reveals the presence of powerful rulers from Teotihuacan who were there at a time when a coup ousted Tikal’s Maya ...

"It's increasingly clear that this was an extraordinary period of turbulence at Tikal," study coauthor Stephen Houston, an ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala uncover a Teotihuacan altar in Tikal, revealing ancient cultural and spiritual ties with the Maya ...

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

In recent years, several artifacts found at Tikal, Guatemala's biggest archaeological site, testify to the influence of ...

Archaeologists found the remains of three children under the age of four alongside the artifact — suggesting that it was once ...

Godwin Heights eighth-graders’ first appearance at a National History Day competition led to some stellar results. And ...