The painted altar. The altar stands in the courtyard of what was once a wealthy, influential person’s home in Tikal. At just over 1 meter tall, spanning nearly 2 meters in length and 1.3 meters ...

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 ...

Archeologists have discovered a 1,700-year-old altar that upends what we thought we knew about two distinct cultures: the Maya and the Teotihuacan.. In a discovery announced by Guatemala’s ...

An illustration of a Teotihuacan-style altar that was recently discovered in the Mayan site of Tikal is displayed on a screen as Guatemalan archaeologist Lorena Paiz, right, speaks during a press ...

A petate is used to delineate the altar space and to symbolize comfort, rest and home. Find your petate at L.A. Oaxaca Express at 1124-B S. Western Ave. They come in different sizes priced at $13 ...