Rach Cosker-Rowland is Associate Professor in Moral and Political Philosophy in the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at the University of Leeds. The ABC’s Religion and ...

In a nutshell 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 ...

BATAAN, Philippines — As the nation commemorated Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor on Wednesday, a 99 year-old war veteran expressed gratitude to God for not forsaking him during his service in ...

T he Guatemalan government announced the discovery of an ancient Teotihuacan altar in Tikal National Park, shedding new light ...

The discovery shows the cultural interaction between the Maya of Tikal and Teotihuacan's elite between 300 and 500 A.D., ...

Belize is home to numerous caves that, according to Mayan belief, were the entrances to Xibalba—the realm of death. Xibalba was not only the domain of the gods of death but also a crossing point ...

Dr. Julie Hoggarth is an associate professor of anthropology, noted Mayan archaeologist and recently, a recognized AAAS Fellow. The American Association for Advancement of Science Fellow is a lifetime ...

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

battled for centuries with the Kaanul dynasty for dominance of the Maya world. Far to the north in Mexico, just outside present day Mexico City, Teotihuacan — “the city of the gods” or ...