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

Au Guatemala, un autel peint découvert à Tikal ajoute un nouveau contexte à la mystérieuse histoire maya
https://decouvertes-archeologiques.blogspot.com/2025/04/au-guatemala-un-autel-peint-decouvert.html
#archéologie #histoire #art #culture #architecture #peinture #société #politique #Tikal #Guatemala #Mexique #Aztèques #Maya

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/

База повстанцев на Yavin 4, показанная в "Звёздные войны. Эпизод IV: Новая надежда"(целых 19 секунд экранного времени).
Обычным людям место известно как Тикаль — одно из крупнейших городищ майя .

10.01.2025

Maya reservoirs relied on aquatic plants like water lilies to help keep water clean - Enlarge / Lidar map of Tikal, Guatemala, showing some of its reservoirs... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1974322 #mayanreservoirs #mayanculture #archaeology #watersupply #science #tikal

Un des temples de Tikal qui apparaît au milieu des brumes et du soleil. Le site de Tikal est immense, et ses temples, très raides, le sont tout autant ! Magnifique cité maya perdue dans la jungle. Elle vaut le détour !

The tallest building in Belize is 1,300 years old. This is the main pyramid at #Caracol, an ancient Mayan city. It may not look so tall from here, but there are 3 more pyramids on top that you can't see from the bottom!
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This is also the biggest city #Belize has ever seen -- way bigger than current Belize City in both area and population!
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Caracol also played a huge role in history, defeating their mighty neighbor #Tikal in 562 AD.

Here's a look at new SEGA Japan calendar artwork for March 2023, featuring Tikal and Chaos.

https://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/special/ohgiri/20230224_008236/

Tikal in Guatemala #Tikal #Archeology #Guatamala

Spider monkey skeleton shows the risks of ancient Maya diplomacy - Enlarge (credit: Michael Schamis/Flickr/CC)

Spider monkeys don... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1899432 #pre-columbiancivilizations #indigenoussouthamerica #ancientcentralamerica #indigenouscommunities #zooarchaeology #archaeology #teotihuacan #science #monkeys #tikal #maya