MAYAN archaeologists experienced a "watershed" moment when they uncovered the remains of an ancient royal palace, proving there was once a "previously unknown mega-society".

A monumental discovery in the world of archaeology has unearthed the tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, the first ruler of Caracol, an ...

Found in the ancient city of Caracol, the tomb contained a rare jade mask, ceramics, and jewelry often linked to the Maya ruling class.

The Maya ruler in question was Te K’ab Chaak, the first ruler of Caracol, an important Maya city that ruled the southern part of the Yucatan Peninsula from 560 through 680 CE before it was abandoned ...

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 ...

A small remote-controlled camera peered inside a 1,500 years old tomb of a Mayan ruler and discovered red wall paintings, pottery and pieces of a funerary shroud made of jade and mother of pearl.

The oldest royal tomb yet to be discovered at the Maya city of Waka in northern Guatemala has been uncovered, which experts have dated to between 300 and 350 AD.

Extraordinary Mayan royal tomb reveals king's incense scattering rituals King of Nim li Punit would wear a large jade pectoral decoration while performing sacred ceremonies. By Martha Henriques ...

A nearly 1,500-year-old Mayan stone monument, inscribed with a story of an ancient power struggle, has been unearthed in Guatemala. The stone slab, which dates to A.D. 564, was found in a small ...

M. Eberl, S. Gronemeyer and C. Marie Vela González. The Early Classic genesis of the royal Maya capital of Tamarindito. Latin American Antiquity. Published November 4, 2022. doi: 10.1017/laq.2022.67.