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Strange altar found at Tikal wasn't made by the Maya — and it has at least 4 people buried inside it
A recently unearthed altar in Tikal holds the burial of a child and adult, but it wasn't built by the Maya. Instead, it ...
In Guatemala, painted altar found at Tikal adds new context to mysterious Maya history
Just steps from the center of Tikal, a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of modern-day Guatemala, a global team of ...
Painted altar in Maya city of Tikal reveals aftermath of ancient coup
The altar reveals the presence of powerful rulers from Teotihuacan who were there at a time when a coup ousted Tikal’s Maya ...
Ancient altar found in Guatemala jungle apparently used for sacrifices, "especially of children," archaeologists say
The discovery shows the cultural interaction between the Maya of Tikal and Teotihuacan's elite between 300 and 500 A.D., ...
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Archaeologists Unearth Intricately Decorated Altar That May Have Been Used for Ancient Sacrifices in Guatemala
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 ...
Archeologists find ancient child remains inside Maya altar
Remains of other children were also found on three sides of the altar. Lorena Paiz, the archaeologist who led the discovery, ...
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Mexican “Storm God” Altar At Tikal Confirms Invasion Of Maya Empire
F amous for its iconic pyramid and temples, the ancient Maya city of Tikal is no stranger to imperial conflict, having ...
Altar found in Guatemalan jungle evidence of mingling of Mayan and Teotihuacan cultures, experts say
An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, has been discovered in Tikal National ...
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What an ancient altar found in Tikal, Guatemala, proves
SCHERER: It is the kind of altar that at Teotihuacan is found in residential complexes, and so probably the area that it was found is serving a similar sort of function. And it would've been used for ...
Archaeologists Excavating a Maya City Found a 1,700-Year-Old Altar. It Shouldn’t Have Been There.
Tikal is a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of Guatemala—far flung from Mexico’s ancient city of Teotihuacan. The ...