The mysteries surrounding the life and death of Te K’ab Chaak, the first ruler of the ancient Mayan city of Caracol in Belize, are about to get some answers. More than 40 years after uncovering Caana, ...

Skeletons unearthed from the ruins of the ancient city of Copán in Honduras have yielded clues to the collapse of the Mayan civilisation. Copán, now a Unesco World Heritage site, thrived during the ...

After four decades, researchers have discovered the tomb of a Maya king in Belize. The king, known as Te K'ab Chaak, was the first ruler of the politically significant city of Caracol and began a ...

Archaeologists in Central America's Belize have discovered the tomb of the first ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol. The husband-wife duo, Dr Arlen and Dr Diane Chase of the University of ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Two University of Houston archaeologists have made scientific history with the discovery of a Mayan king's tomb in Belize. A UH team led by husband and wife scientists Arlen F. Chase ...

WASHINGTON — Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatan peninsula. Using drones and Google Earth imagery, ...

Preface: Discovering the Maya past -- Introduction -- Tikal -- Dos Pilas -- Naranjo -- Caracol -- Calakmul -- Yaxchilan -- Piedras Negras -- Palenque -- Tonina ...

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Archaeologists, with the help of drones and Google Earth imagery, have discovered 4,000-year-old canals in Belize that were once used by the predecessors of the ancient Mayans to catch freshwater fish ...

“Picture a square bed sheet,” my informant instructed. “The four corners are the four cardinal points. Now picture four heavenly creatures holding each of the corners: The creature on the northern ...