Archaeologists from the University of Houston have discovered the first royal tomb at the sprawling Maya site of Caracol, in Belize.

More than 40 years after uncovering Caana, the central architectural complex at Caracol, Belize, husband-and-wife ...

Nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan city with ‘remarkable’ architecture unearthed in Guatemala Ancient city was likely one of most important ceremonial centres of Mayan civilisation ...

Bringing to Light Mysterious Maya Cave Rituals Why did the ancient Maya take their sacrificial rites underground?

A Chicago family purchased the artifact, a limestone frieze that was most likely once part of an ancient Mayan building, from a local art dealer in 1988.

Archaeologists uncovered the buried altar in a building complex just outside the center of Tikal, which is known for its striking limestone temples. Credit: Brown University A newly discovered altar ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 1,600-year-old Maya altar, surrounded by children's bones Child sacrifice was thought to be rare in their culture. This chilling discovery suggests foreign ...

Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and grim contents may hold the key to unraveling the complex geopolitics of ...

Just steps from the center of Tikal, a Maya city more than 2,400 years old located in the heart of present-day Guatemala, an international team of researchers — including scholars from Brown ...

In Guatemala, painted altar found at Tikal adds new context to mysterious Maya history Date: April 8, 2025 Source: Brown University Summary: Just steps from the center of Tikal, a 2,400-year-old ...

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 researchers including scholars from Brown University have unearthed a buried ...

A newly discovered altar, buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal, is shedding new light on the 1,600-year-old tensions between Tikal and the central Mexican capital of Teotihuacan.