More than 1,500 years ago, the ancient Maya city of Caracol thrived in the forests of modern-day Belize. Rediscovered in the ...

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

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

A stretch of rainforest in Belize that allows wildlife to pass freely between protected areas is under threat of ...

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

Dr Arlen Chase, Archaeologist "But Caracol is bigger than Tikal. It's bigger than Calakmul. It's bigger than Chichen. It is, ...

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

Flags marking the sites of posts and other artifacts from the 1,200-year-old salt kitchen. Photo: McKillop et al., Antiquity 2022 Recent excavations of submerged Maya salt kitchens off the coast ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, the first known ruler of Caracol, an ancient Maya city in present-day Belize.

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Archaeologists working in a national park in Belize have discovered underwater salt kitchens that fueled the Maya economy.