Nefertari was the beloved wife of Rameses II, and her extravagant tomb proves it. Its restored paintings tell an interesting story of her ascent from the realm of death toward the light of Re.

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

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

It was the 1,700-year-old tomb of a Maya ruler — the first ever found at Caracol, the largest Maya site in Belize — and it held clues to a Mesoamerican world where cities contended with one ...

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 of this ancient Maya city and the founder of ...

Education News Husband-and-wife archeologists from University of Houston discover tomb of ancient ruler Arlen and Diane Chase unearthed the tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, the first king of the ancient ...

Archaeologists at the University of Houston discovered the tomb of the first king of Caracol, Te K’ab Chaak.

Inside the Maya king’s tomb that rewrites Mesoamerican history Pivotal find caps four decades of discovery for the team of Arlen and Diane Chase. Date: July 12, 2025 Source: University of ...

Human History Archaeologists Discover Tomb of Maya King Who Founded a 460-Year Dynasty Three burials are challenging a widespread notion about the interactions between Mesoamerican cultures.

Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a rare 2,600-year-old Etruscan tomb that somehow escaped looters over the centuries.

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