Te K’ab Chaak was the first dynastic leader of the Maya region of Caracol. Even after the king died, his dynasty last another 460 years.

Fifteen pristine blades of green obsidian from Pachuca, Mexico, (north of Teotihuacan) several pottery vessels also likely came from central Mexico, and a carved atlatl projectile tip—atypical for the ...

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

University of Houston experts conducting excavations at Caracol in Belize found the tomb, which revealed burial artifacts and ...

A major breakthrough in Maya archaeology has emerged from Caracol, Belize, where the University of Houston team uncovered the ...

Archaeologists from the University of Houston working at Caracol in Belize, Central America have uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, the first ruler ...

The mysteries surrounding the life and death of Te K’ab Chaak, the first ruler of the ancient Mayan city of Caracol in Belize ...

Learn more about Te K’ab Chaak, the first Maya king from Caracol whose tomb is rewriting the history of Maya-Mesoamerica ...

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 ...

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

Archaeologists have uncovered the 1,600-year-old tomb of Caracol’s first Maya ruler in Belize.