The Maya ruler in question was Te K’ab Chaak, the first ruler of Caracol, an important Maya city that ruled the southern part ...

A team of archaeologists excavating the ancient Maya city of Caracol discovered the tomb of its first ruler, which contained ...

In a recent study published in the journal Ancient Mesoamerica, Dr. Dean Arnold and his colleagues, Joseph Ball, Laure ...

The tomb of a Mayan king has been discovered by Texas archaeologists in Caracol, Belize, marking the first time researchers in the ancient city have found a ruler's identifiable resting place.

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 ...

Archaeologists discovered ancient Mayan pottery in Zumpango cave near Playa del Carmen, Mexico, dating back 575 to 825 years to the Late Postclassic period.

Mayan civilization began about 300 years earlier than previously believed, having been relatively well-advanced by about 1100 BC, according to new research by archeologist James J.

Object Details Author Just, Bryan R Contents Maya vases in time and space-- From boys to men : Ik' princes in foreign courts -- Placing the patron : Tayel Chan K'ihnich in context -- The artist's ...

She said the vase looked “old-ish” and she suspected it to be a 20- or 30-year-old tourist reproduction of Mayan-style pottery. Dozier liked the vase anyway and decided to bring it home.

Entitled Painted Metaphors: Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya, the exhibit draws on about 150 items from the university's collection, many of which have never before been on public display.

Archaeologists discovered ancient Mayan pottery in Zumpango cave near Playa del Carmen, Mexico, dating back 575 to 825 years to the Late Postclassic period.