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

Robby Soave delivers radar about an ancient altar found in Guatemala that was apparently used for "child sacrifices," according to archaeologists.

An ancient altar has been unearthed that is believed to have been used to sacrifice children in an ... and cultural interaction between the Maya of Tikal and the elite of Teotihuacan between ...

The discovery of a Teotihuacan altar at the heart of Tikal shows that the Maya and Teotihuacan cultures were closely linked despite the physical distance between them. Curiously, evidence found at the ...

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 ...

The first, Stone Hand Jaguar, spent decades making courtesy calls throughout the Maya lowlands. The reconstructed burial of a Snake king, thought to be Claw of Fire, who died in 697, includes jade ...

Temple I, or Temple of the Great Jaguar ... believe was used for sacrifices, has been unearthed in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the centre of Mayan civilisation, shedding new light on ...

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

Maya, a black jaguar that has called the Hattiesburg Zoo home since 2016, has died, zoo officials announced Wednesday morning. The 21-year-old jaguar developed kidney disease, diagnosed in January ...