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A recently unearthed altar in Tikal holds the burial of a child and adult, but it wasn't built by the Maya. Instead, it ...
Tikal, Temple I Courtesy of Flickr user mtsrs ... Six temple pyramids dominate the skyline, the tallest of which, Temple IV, stands 212 feet high. Visitors can scale it by means of wooden ladders ...
Famous for its iconic pyramid and temples, the ancient Maya city of Tikal is no stranger to imperial conflict, having ...
The view from the top of Tikal’s Pyramid of the Lost World over the dense forest of the Maya Biosphere Reserve and Temple IV. The fall of the ancient Maya civilisation came gradually — as did ...
The altar stands in the courtyard of what was once a wealthy, influential person’s home in Tikal. At just over 1 meter tall, ...