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 ...

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 ...

Discovered in the ruins of Tikal, the altar sheds light on strained relations between the Maya city and Teotihuacán—which was located more than 600 miles away ...

CBS News ran a story on a recently uncovered altar from the Teotihuacan culture in present day Mexico. It’s located in Tikal National Park, Guatemala, which was the heart of Mayan culture, showing ...

However, it was put there by people from another civilization whose homeland was some 630 miles away in Teotihuacan, outside modern-day Mexico City. Central Mexican “Storm God” depicted on ...

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

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