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Painted altar found in Tikal reveals Teotihuacan influence and Maya power shifts

Archaeologists working at Guatemala’s Tikal National Park have unearthed a lavishly painted altar that reveals new information about the past relationship between Tikal, an ancient Maya city, and the central Mexican metropolis of Teotihuacan...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/04/painted-altar-in-tikal-reveals-teotihuacan-influence/

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Painted altar found in Tikal reveals Teotihuacan influence and Maya power shifts

Archaeologists at Guatemala's Tikal National Park have unearthed a painted altar that reveals the relationship between Tikal and Teotihuacan.

Archaeology News Online Magazine

DosisGT Apr 14

#Guatemala | #Arqueologia

Tikal y Teotihuacán: Evidencias de una compleja relación

El hallazgo de un altar de estilo teotihuacano en el centro de Tikal brinda nuevos elementos para entender la historia en común de dos de las más importantes ciudades mesoamericanas del pasado.

https://epinvestiga.com/dominical/tikal-y-teotihuacan-evidencias-de-una-compleja-relacion/

#Mayas #Teotihuacán #Tikal

Tikal y Teotihuacán: Evidencias de una compleja relación - eP Investiga

El hallazgo de un altar de estilo teotihuacano en el centro de Tikal brinda nuevos elementos para entender la historia en común de dos de las más importantes ciudades mesoamericanas del pasado.

eP Investiga

ckohtala Apr 13

Teotihuacán, April 2014
#Teotihuacán #México #photography #SilentSunday

ckohtala_pixelfed Apr 13

Teotihuacán, April 2014
#Teotihuacán #México #photography #SilentSunday

Jens Notroff Apr 12

How does a #Teotihuacan altar end up in the Maya centre of #Tikal in Guatemala, some 1,000 km away?

Ramírez's et al. offer an quite intriguing answer including 5th century BCE conflict, politics, and client kings in their @Antiquity 99(404), 2025 🔓 paper here:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/teotihuacan-altar-at-tikal-guatemala-central-mexican-ritual-and-elite-interaction-in-the-maya-lowlands/78F1EE665FD51C6B41457872CDA20A80

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

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

Cambridge Core

Daniele Neander Mancini Apr 11

ALTARE DIPINTO PORTATO ALLA LUCE NELLA MAYA TIKAL, MESSICO https://www.danielemancini-archeologia.it/altare-dipinto-portato-alla-luce-nella-maya-tikal-messico/ #AltareDipinto, #AndrewScherer, #BrownUniversity, #CiviltàMaya, #StephenHouston, #Teotihuacan, #Tikal

ALTARE DIPINTO PORTATO ALLA LUCE NELLA MAYA TIKAL, MESSICO - Daniele Mancini Archeologia

Archeologi in Guatemala hanno scoperto un altare dipinto che ospita la sepoltura di un bambino e di un adulto presso il centro maya di Tikal

Daniele Mancini Archeologia

Steven Saus [he/him]Apr 11

(10 Apr) Painted altar in Maya city of Tikal reveals aftermath of ancient coup

The altar marks the presence of an enclave of foreign elites from Teotihuacan.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/7wx3a
Archive: ais: https://archive.md/wip/mx5t0 ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/mnzch

#ancient-people-did-stuff #archaeology #indigenous-americans #maya #mesoamerica #pre-columbian-civilizations #science #teotihuacan #tikal

Painted altar in Maya city of Tikal reveals aftermath of ancient coup

The altar marks the presence of an enclave of foreign elites from Teotihuacan.

Ars Technica

Geekoo Apr 10

Discover how a 1,600-year-old altar in Tikal unveils the deep ties and tensions between the Maya and Teotihuacan civilizations. #Archaeology #MayaHistory #Teotihuacan

https://geekoo.news/unearthing-tikals-secrets-the-teotihuacan-connection-revealed/

Unearthing Tikal's Secrets: The Teotihuacan Connection Revealed | Geekoo

Discover how a 1,600-year-old altar in Tikal unveils the deep ties and tensions between the Maya and Teotihuacan civilizations.

Geekoo

De Archeoloog Apr 9

In de oude Maya-metropool #Tikal in #Guatemala hebben archeologen een altaar blootgelegd dat heel verrassend niet door de Maya’s is gemaakt. Experts zien het volk van #Teotihuacan, een compleet andere inheemse cultuur uit de tijd van de Maya’s, als de makers. Mogelijk heeft dat te maken met handel tussen de #Maya’s en dit volk tussen 300 en 500 n. Chr.
https://www.demorgen.be/tech-wetenschap/archeologische-ontdekking-hertekent-geschiedenis-maya-altaar-blijkt-niet-door-hen-gemaakt~bed17d28/

Archeologische ontdekking hertekent geschiedenis: Maya-altaar blijkt niet door hen gemaakt

In het hart van het Tikal National Park in Guatemala hebben archeologen een ontdekking gedaan die de geschiedenisboeken herschrijft. Na anderhalf jaar minutieus onderzoek is een altaar blootgelegd dat - verrassend genoeg - niet door Maya’s gemaakt blijkt te zijn.

De Morgen

scinexx - das wissensmagazin Apr 9

Archäologen finden „fremden“ Altar in der Mayastadt Tikal. Heiligtum zeugt von Eroberung der Mayastadt durch die rivalisierende Großmacht Teotihuacan. #Maya #Tikal #Teotihuacan #Archaeologie
https://www.scinexx.de/news/archaeologie/archaeologen-finden-fremden-altar-in-der-mayastadt-tikal/

Archäologen finden "fremden" Altar in der Mayastadt Tikal

Vielsagender Fund: In der Mayastadt Tikal haben Archäologen einen gut 1.600 Jahre alten Altar entdeckt, der kein Maya-Heiligtum ist. Stattdessen

scinexx | Das Wissensmagazin