Early Christian writers condemned pagan sacrifices while debating among themselves the meaning of the death of Jesus.

A family altar in the Maya city of Tikal offers a glimpse into events in an enclave of the city’s foreign overlords in the wake of a local coup. Archaeologists recently unearthed the altar in a ...

A team of archaeologists has uncovered asignificant find in Tikal, Guatemala. This altar, which was buried under the jungle floor for centuries, reveals a complex picture of Maya life during a ...

Archaeologists discovered a 5th-century painted altar at Tikal with undeniable Teotihuacan artistic style, proving people from central Mexico established a physical presence in the Maya city The altar ...