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 jade,

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 and Diane Z. Chase made the discovery at Caracol — the largest Mayan archeological site in Belize,

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