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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 invaders played a role.
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Archaeologists Unearth Intricately Decorated Altar That May Have Been Used for Ancient Sacrifices in Guatemala
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 ...
Child remains found at ancient sacrifice altar hidden in national park
A Teotihuacan altar, which archaeologists believe was used for sacrifices, has been unearthed in Tikal National Park in ...
Bodies found in ancient Mayan City: What a mysterious altar reveals about the culture from 1,700 years ago
A new discovery tells of a turbulent episode in the Mayan city of Tikal according to the researchers who unearthed an ancient ...
Archaeology breakthrough as a 1700-year old altar leaves experts baffled - 'First example'
Archaeologists have been left stunned after they discovered compelling evidence confirming the interaction between the Mayan ...
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Child remains found at ancient sacrifice altar hidden in national park
A Teotihuacan altar, which archaeologists believe was used for sacrifices, has been unearthed in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the centre of Mayan civilisation, shedding new light on the ...
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Scientists Discover Mysterious Altar That Contains Bodies in Ancient Mayan City
A group of scientists have discovered a buried altar in Guatemala which had remains of people left in mysterious positions so ...
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A Jungle Altar That Reveals More About Mayan And Teotihuacan Culture Was Unearthed In Guatemala
Near the 2,400-year-old Maya city of Tikal in modern-day Guatemala, a team of researchers unearthed an altar that reveals more […] ...