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

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered the 1,700-year-old tomb of the earliest known ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol. The ...

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

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

Jade, both blue and green, was an extremely valuable commodity in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, more valuable even than gold. It was mined and sculpted from as early as 1500 BC until the Spanish ...

Washington, Feb 27 (PTI) In a rare find, scientists have discovered a large piece of carved jade that once belonged to an ancient Maya king, inscribed with a historical text decribing its first owner.

Tomb Of Mayan God-King Containing Jade Burial Mask Hundreds Of Years Old Discovered in Guatemala. Published Sep 15, 2017 at 6:04 AM EDT Updated Sep 15, 2017 at 4:26 PM EDT.

Archaeologists in northern Guatemala have hacked away 100 years of jungle creepers that hid a lost Mayan settlement, known as "the Place of Serpents", and have unearthed a 170-room limestone ...

According to Braswell, in the year 672, the jade pendant was used for the first time in a ritual focused on summoning wind and rain, which was essential for Mayan crops.

Archaeologists have discovered a remarkable jade pendant fit for a king. Covered on one side with hieroglyphs, the buried jewelry belonged to a Mayan king who would have sported it on his chest ...

Polished greenstone objects made of jade and serpentine were discovered in Ceibal, Guatemala, dating from about 1000 to 450 BCE. The artefacts are elongated objects called celts, thought to have ...

Secret tombs uncovered in Mayan pyramids could unravel the secrets of the mysterious 'snake kings' The chambers were discovered at the ancient ruins of Holmul The burial sites are thought to date ...