An intricately decorated altar that may have been used for child sacrifices has been found in the ruins of Tikal, an ancient ...

Visiting ancient Maya settlements is a highlight of any trip to Guatemala; the country is located at the geographical heart of the ancient Maya world, and it’s home to more Maya ruins than any ...

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

Visiting ancient Maya settlements is a highlight of any trip to Guatemala; the country is located at the geographical heart of the ancient Maya world, and it’s home to more Maya ruins than any of its ...

By Alyson Krueger On March 21, Keri Ann Meslar and Trevor Thomas Galko stood in the back of the Convento Santa Clara, the sprawling ruins of the Santa Clara Church in Antigua, Guatemala ...

All right, big archaeological news dropped this week. An ancient altar was found in Tikal, Guatemala. But the real discovery is who built the altar and where. So get this - Tikal, Guatemala ...

Antigua, the capital of the Captaincy-General of Guatemala, was founded in the early 16th century. Built 1,500 m above sea-level, in an earthquake-prone region, it was largely destroyed by an ...