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 ...

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

Archaeologists in Belize have uncovered the 1,600-year-old tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, the founding ruler of Caracol-one of the most powerful Maya cities of the Classic Period. According to Live Science, ...

Two University of Houston archaeologists have made scientific history with the discovery of a Mayan king's tomb in Belize. A ...

This result corresponds to the period when other Classic Maya cities were also abandoned, researchers said. “A decline is also observable in the Andes at around the same time.

The height of the Mayan civilization, known as the Classic period, extended from approximately A.D. 250 to at least 900. For unknown reasons, the Classic Mayan civilization then collapsed.

The dynasty flourished during the Classic period of Maya culture, from 250 to 900 A.D., when the civilization counted its greatest achievements in architecture, engineering, astronomy and mathematics.

More information: Madeleine Murray et al, Ancient genomes reveal demographic trajectories during the Classic Maya period, Current Biology (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.05.002.

The ancient settlement was likely an important center in the region during the Classic period of Maya civilization—around 250-1,000 A.D.—according to experts.

Calakmul, in southern Mexico just 22 miles (35 kilometers) from the Guatemala border, was among the most powerful kingdoms of the Mayan Classic period from 250-900 AD, with more than a million ...

Although Mayan written sources clearly document human sacrificial rituals, ... First established during the Late Classic period (600-800 CE), ...

The height of the Mayan empire was the Classic period, which spanned from approximately 250 A.D to at least 900 A.D., when they made breakthroughs in astronomy, ...