Mayan art and writing, it turned out, contained stories of battles, sacrificial offerings and torture. Far from being peaceful, the Maya were warriors, their kings vainglorious despots.

An ancient temple hidden right under archaeologists’ noses at Tikal, one of the world’s most famous Maya sites, hints at a tantalizing connection between the Guatemalan city and Teotihuacan, a ...

It is thought that the frieze dates back to around 590 A.D. when the Kaanul and Tikal kingdoms were at war with one another over control of resources and smaller Mayan city-states.

The film follows 14-year-old Hilberto Lealo from Guatemala, who dreams of visiting the ancient Mayan ruins of Tikal. He learns the traditional art of weaving from his father, Don Jose, in their ...

The ancient Mayan city of Tikal was one of the best-mapped regions of the Mayan world, but the PACUNAM Lidar Initiative quintupled the amount of mapping done in 50 years in a single summer.

I read David Kelly’s article “Tikal’s Lost World” [Nov. 4] while gazing at the extraordinary embroidered Maya calendar hanging on my walI. I purchased it in Flores during a trip with my ...

News; World news; Guatemala; Hidden Mayan altar used to sacrifice children unearthed in abandoned 'city of the gods' An ancient altar has been ncovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala that is ...

Scientists use laser technology to uncover more Mayan ruins 03:10. An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park in ...

TOURISTS flocking to Guatemala for "end of the world" parties have damaged an ancient stone temple at Tikal, the largest archaeological site and urban centre of the Mayan civilisation.