HOUSTON — University of Houston archaeologists have uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, the first ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol in Belize, Central America. The discovery represents the ...

Researchers at Tulane University have identified a dense, previously unrecognized Maya settlement in the jungles of Campeche, ...

On June 22, 2026, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History announced the discovery of Minanbé — an intact, ...

The Maya civilization flourished more than 1,000 years ago, but modern technology is only now revealing the secrets of this ancient Mexican and Central American culture—and it’s happening at an ...

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After more than four decades of excavation at the Maya site of Caracol, a team led by University of Houston archaeologists Arlen and Diane Chase made a first-of-its-kind discovery when they uncovered ...

A major Maya city sat for centuries beneath the canopy of one of Mexico’s most tightly regulated ecological zones, bypassed ...

Scientists drove ATVs for miles and then hiked miles more through dense forest to reach a site untouched by looting on Mexico ...

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QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO—Riviera Maya News reports that two stucco benches discovered last year in the Yucatán Peninsula, near the Chakanbakán Archaeological Zone, have been restored by researchers from ...

A team led by University of Houston archaeologists Arlen Chase and Diane Chase—a married couple about to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary—has discovered the fourth-century CE tomb of an ...