A rare mosaic death mask made of jadeite and vessels in the shapes of an owl, a monkey and coatimundi were found with the ...

Te K’ab Chaak was the first dynastic leader of the Maya region of Caracol. Even after the king died, his dynasty last another ...

The Mayan city of Caracol has been researched for decades, but archaeologists only recently found a tomb of one of the city's ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered the 1,700-year-old tomb of the earliest known ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol. The tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, who once ruled over what is now modern-day ...

University of Houston experts conducting excavations at Caracol in Belize found the tomb, which revealed burial artifacts and ...

Te K'ab Chaak was a wealthy warrior king who rose to power in 331 C.E. His burial is the first royal tomb found in the ...

A well-preserved tomb of an ancient Mayan king has been discovered in Guatemala. The tomb is packed with carvings, ceramics, textiles, and the bones of six children, who may have been sacrificed ...

One of the oldest Maya tombs ever found is uncovered in western Guatemala - along with a necklace depicting a vulture-headed human figure, say experts.

One of the oldest Maya tombs ever found is uncovered in western Guatemala - along with a necklace depicting a vulture-headed human figure, say experts.

The trial of an Englishman accused of raping his pregnant ex-girlfriend at gunpoint in her home has reached its closing stages.

Scientists believe they have uncovered the tomb of one of 16 Mayan leaders from the sixth century. The tomb, located in an important ritual plaza, includes a two-year-old child who had been ...

Jade-inlaid teeth and inscribed tibia unearthed in Holmul ruins of Guatemala hint at influence and power of Mayan dynasty known for snakehead emblem Archaeologists in Guatemala have unearthed two ...