Mysterious mercury pools and mica sheets found at Teotihuacan spark wild theories—from ancient rituals to lost energy ...

A newly discovered altar buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal is providing fresh insight into the ...

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate ...

An often overlooked pyramid in Mexico was filled with pools of a rare element in its underground chambers, leading to new ...

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

In an urban housing complex dating back to the 4th century AD in the middle of the jungle of Guatemalaarchaeologists ...

A group of scientists have discovered a buried altar in Guatemala which had remains of people left in mysterious positions so ...

Archaeologists have been left stunned after they discovered compelling evidence confirming the interaction between the Mayan and Teotihuacan cultures. The Mayan and Teotihuacan cultures were two ...

A new discovery tells of a turbulent episode in the Mayan city of Tikal according to the researchers who unearthed an ancient altar that wasn’t Mayan.

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 ...

Tikal is a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of Guatemala—far flung from Mexico’s ancient city of Teotihuacan. The ...