1,000-Year-Old Teotihuacan Altar Unearthed at Tikal Reveals Deep Cultural Ties

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Archaeologists have discovered an altar in the ruins of the Mayan centre Tikal in Guatemala. It apparently served a horrific cult, which was also cultivated in the city of Teotihuacán, 1200 kilometres away. This indicates close relationships.

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By Issy Ronald, CNN en Español Archaeologists working at an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose brilliant decorations and sinister contents may hold the key to unraveling the complex geopolitics of the era. Despite finding the altar at Tikal, a ruined Mayan city in present-day Guatemala, archaeologists believe it was not decorated by Mayans. Instead, they say it was the work of artists trained 1,000 kilomete…

A Teotihuacan altar at Tikal, Guatemala: central Mexican ritual and elite interaction in the Maya Lowlands

A Teotihuacan altar at Tikal, Guatemala: central Mexican ritual and elite interaction in the Maya Lowlands - Volume 99 Issue 404

Mysterious altar found in ancient Mayan city contains bodies – and wasn’t made by the Maya

Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and grim contents may hold the key to unraveling the complex geopolitics of the time.