In the heart of Belize, archaeologists have uncovered a royal tomb that changes what’s known about Maya history. This burial, hidden beneath the ruins of Caracol, belongs to Te K’ab Chaak—the city’s ...

Uncover 25 Gravely Serious Facts About Tombs and Crypts, from ancient bakers' monuments to plague traces. Explore bizarre ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A treasure trove of 225 funerary figurines has been discovered inside a tomb in the ancient Egyptian capital of Tanis in the Nile ...

A 2,500-year-old royal tomb has been discovered by archeologists at the site of an ancient city in Turkey. After four months of excavations, Penn Museum and Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University ...

When we think about tomb robbers, we’re usually thinking of the damage they cause. Broken seals, ripped wrappings, scattered bones, smashed containers, and anything “worth something” long gone.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The tomb's cremated remains are over 100 years older than the earliest-known cremation practices at Gordion. King Midas is the ...

Japanese researchers believe they have found the oldest royal tomb connected to the "Dilmun civilization". The discovery was ...

A Texas archaeologist couple recently unearthed the ancient tomb of a legendary king in Central America — a feat that’s been over 40 years in the making. Arlen Chase and Diane Chase, both professors ...

XI'AN, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese archaeologists have excavated a large-scale tomb dating back to the 4th century in Shaanxi Province, northwest China, according to the Shaanxi Academy of ...