Belize may not be the first country to come to mind when you think of famous Mayan archaeological wonders. Sites like Ch ...

Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of the Maya king who founded the city of Caracol in what is now Belize.

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

Archaeologists from the University of Houston have discovered the first royal tomb at the sprawling Maya site of Caracol, in ...

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

What started as a shared passion has become a lifelong excavation mission. Now, the Chases are changing our understanding of ...

Native to Belize and Guatemala, the Mopans are one of the 28 subethnic groups of the Maya people. Roughly 10,000 people in Belize identify as Mopan, making up less than 3% of the country’s ...

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

A Maya king’s tomb discovered in Belize offers the first proof of royal rule at Caracol and sheds light on early ties with ...

Underwater archaeology excavations in a Belize lagoon discovered ancient Mayan salt kitchens showing families working from home, study says. Photo from Louisiana State University Salt is a dinner ...