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In Guatemala, painted altar found at Tikal adds new context to mysterious Maya history

Just steps from the center of Tikal, a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of modern-day Guatemala, a global team…

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‘Altar tent’ discovery puts Islamic art at the heart of medieval Christianity

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high…

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