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

At the Shanghai Museum in East China, a towering 2.4-meter-tall statue of Pharaoh Merneptah greets visitors to On Top of the ...

Mesoamerican cultures shaped the history of Central America through remarkable achievements in architecture, science, and society. Among the most influential were the Maya, who thrived in present-day ...

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

People have been getting drunk for millennia. Historical records show that alcohol was an integral part of many early ...

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 ...

Many extraordinary things have been found in the Central American jungle, but when a king from a 1,600-year-old civilization ...

They all showed off their talents at this year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The theme: How youth keep cultural traditions ...

More than 40 years after uncovering Caana, the central architectural complex at Caracol, Belize, husband-and-wife ...

A major breakthrough in Maya archaeology has emerged from Caracol, Belize, where the University of Houston team uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak—Caracol’s first known ruler. Buried with elaborate ...

Archaeologists in Belize may have discovered the tomb of Caracol's first dynastic leader, Te K'ab Chaak. Some artifacts unearthed in the tombs suggest that ...