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

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

Long before the Maya and the Inca, an ancient civilization thrived in the Americas. The Sacred City of Caral is believed to ...

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

A new study uses genome analysis to show the decline, not erasure, of the ancient Maya civilization. Researchers compared the genomes of seven skeletons to previously sequenced sets from across ...

Meso Maya turns 13 on August 16, 2024, and it’s not just any anniversary. In Mayan cosmology, the number 13 represented the beginning of a whole new cycle.

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 ...

Why was there no Middle Ages in Mexico? It turns out the answer is a really simple one, as our expert historian explains.

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

July 7, the world celebrates the creation of a popular sweet treat. World Chocolate Day is a holiday that has been introduced ...