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

Today, the gap between the rich and poor only seems to grow wider each year. But economic inequality isn’t just […] ...

Tikal’s great plaza, at the heart of what was one of the most powerful city-states in the Americas, is surrounded by monumental structures: the stepped terraces of the North Acropolis, festooned ...