During her reign, Ch'ak Ch'een oversaw construction of the Group D ballcourt, finished on December 8, 573, newly deciphered ...

The history of Cobá—a Maya epicenter buried in the jungle—are coming to light, including the name of the woman who ruled over ...

Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered the remains of a lost Maya city hidden deep within the jungles of the Yucatán Peninsula. The site, located in the Balamkú ecological reserve in the Mexican ...

In C.E. 331, Te K’ab Chaak ascended to the throne as the first ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol in what is today Belize. Archaeologists have learned about him through writings from years ...

Ix Ch'ak Ch'een reigned over the city of Cobá in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Historians didn't know her name before they ...

A decade-old LiDAR survey meant for forest research accidentally revealed over 6,500 unknown Maya structures in Campeche, ...

Ix Ch'ak Ch'een joins a distinguished roster of known Maya queens including Yohl Ik'nal of Palenque, who ruled in the late 6th century, and Lady K'abel of El Peru-Waka', who held the title of kaloomte ...

Archaeologists have harnessed sophisticated technology to reveal lost cities and thousands of ancient structures deep in the Guatemalan jungle, confirming that the Maya civilization was much larger ...

An ancient Maya city that was home to thousands of people for millennia resembles a crocodile when viewed from above. But was this an intentional design decision by the founders of this unique and ...

After more than four decades of work on the site, a husband-and-wife team of archaeologists with the University of Houston has uncovered remains of the first royal tomb at Caracol, a sprawling ancient ...

More than 2,000 years ago, while Rome was laying waste to Carthage and the Hopewell people were building mounds in Ohio, a grand civilization flourished at a now little-known site in Guatemala called ...

The documentary 'Revelations of the Mayans 2012 and Beyond' allegedly unveils an underwater Maya city and other amazing secrets of the past. By John Hecht Calakmul Archaeological Site - P 2012 MEXICO ...