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 ...

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 ...

Home away from home: "Foreigners" from Teotihuacán built their own altars after arriving in the Maya city of Tikal. (Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes de Guatemala/X) A 1,600-year-old altar ...