So where did it come from? In our new paper published in Nature, we have traced the Altar Stone's source to north-east Scotland, meaning it traveled at least 430 miles (700km) to Salisbury Plain.

An ancient altar found in Guatemala offers striking evidence of the relationship between the Maya and the ancient metropolis ...

But the ornately decorated altar, with two bodies buried beneath, confirms that “wealthy leaders from Teotihuacan came to Tikal and created replicas of ritual facilities that would have existed ...

A limestone temple at Tikal Brown University “What the altar confirms is that wealthy leaders from Teotihuacán came to Tikal and created replicas of ritual facilities that would have existed in ...

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture ...