New research suggests mercury and toxic algae poisoned the settlement’s reservoirs Alex Fox Correspondent The Maya city of Tikal thrived for hundreds of years but was abandoned in the ninth century ...

All right, big archaeological news dropped this week. An ancient altar was found in Tikal, Guatemala. But the real discovery is who built the altar and where. So get this - Tikal, Guatemala, is a ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — 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 ...

Shrouded in thick rainforest and centuries of mystery, the ancient Mayan city of Tikal is one of the greatest overlooked sites of antiquity in the West. We've all heard of Machu Picchu, but the scale ...

pt. 1. The preclassic period (600 B.C.-A.D. 250) -- ch. 1. Beneath the trees, beneath the vines -- ch. 2. The dawn of history -- pt. 2. The early classic period (A.D. 250-448) -- ch. 3. Children of ...

The Maya and their civilization -- Tikal discovered -- Villages around the ridge : the middle Preclassic -- The move into greatness : the late Preclassic -- The birth of dynasties : the early Classic ...

This was a road trip we'd been wanting to do for many years, and whilst it is a more challenging journey than other great ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

This is the case at many of the late Puebloan sites in the Southwest, too. Their descendants are incredibly hard-bitten and generally don't tell white archaeologists shit, but I know a few ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Ancient Cultures: Tikal's Realm Ancient Cultures: Tikal's Realm, is an action-adventure game that takes you to the height of one of the greatest Mayan ...