Remains of other children were also found on three sides of the altar. Lorena Paiz, the archaeologist who led the discovery, believes that it was likely used for human sacrifice, particularly children ...

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

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

An ancient altar has been unearthed that is believed to have been used to sacrifice children in an abandoned 'city of the gods'. The archaeologist who led the discovery, Lorena Paiz, said the ...

The enormous city-state of Tikal, whose towering temples still stand in the jungle, battled for centuries with the Kaanul dynasty for dominance of the Maya world ... rise of the Aztecs in the ...

The discovery provides evidence of links between the Maya and Teotihuacan ... known for its twin Temples of the Sun and Moon and was abandoned before the rise of the Aztecs in the 14th century.

The historic ride that has sat partially disassembled since 2022 is being reimagined as Montezooma: The Forbidden Fortress.

Temple I, or Temple of the Great Jaguar ... has been unearthed in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the centre of Mayan civilisation, shedding new light on the interactions between the two ...

Fittingly—or ironically—the building is described as a “temple of cinema” by ... were a host of Maya sculptures and models of Aztec structures. From these influences, coupled with the ...