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 ...

While carrying out excavations at Tikal National Park in Guatemala — what was once the center of the Maya civilization — ...

In modern-day Turkey, a cemetery dating to the early Bronze Age holds burials full of luxurious goods—and numerous human sacrifices. Archaeologists have long been puzzled by the details of the ...