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Maya Ruler’s Tomb Is Unearthed in Belize

1,600-Year-Old Tomb of Maya King Wearing a Jade Death Mask Discovered in Belize

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

National Geographic · 21h

Scientists find tomb of a Maya king and his ancient treasures. But who was he?

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

The New York Times · 2d

Maya Ruler’s Tomb Is Unearthed in Belize, With Clues to His Ancient World

A rare mosaic death mask made of jadeite and vessels in the shapes of an owl, a monkey and coati-mundi were found with the ruler.

Science Daily1h

Inside the Maya king’s tomb that rewrites Mesoamerican history

A major breakthrough in Maya archaeology has emerged from Caracol, Belize, where the University of Houston team uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak—Caracol’s first known ruler. Buried with elaborate ...

Lost tomb & body of ancient 1,700-year-old king buried with chilling death mask uncovered in Mayan temple

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

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What archaeologists from Houston found beneath Caracol will amaze you

The discovery represents the first identifiable ruler’s tomb found in over four decades of excavation at the largest Maya ...

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University of Houston Archaeologists Discover Tomb of First King of Caracol

Archaeologists from @UHouston have uncovered the tomb of Te K’ab Chaak — Caracol’s first ruler and dynastic founder. It’s the ...

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