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 ...

Distinguished by its highly expressive relief sculpture ... which means "low hill" in Maya. Puuc blends ornate stone mosaics and cornices with vaulted arches and rows of columns.

An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture, demonstrating the ...

But dredging of the site’s Sacred Cenote in the early 20th Century revealed the remains of hundreds of victims, and a full-scale stone representation ... the ancient Maya. Twin sacrifice is ...

I'm looking at a limestone relief carving ... to be seen by only a very select few. The great Maya civilisation collapsed not long after this stone slab was carved, and their great cities ...

The ancient Mayan city of Chichén Itzá, long known as a site of human sacrifice, has fascinated millions of visitors from ...

A relief from La Corona ... a bold play for political control. The first, Stone Hand Jaguar, spent decades making courtesy calls throughout the Maya lowlands. The reconstructed burial of a ...