The Maya ruler in question was Te K’ab Chaak, the first ruler of Caracol, an important Maya city that ruled the southern part ...

In the heart of Belize, archaeologists have uncovered a royal tomb that changes what’s known about Maya history. This burial, ...

Texas archaeologist couple Arlen and Diane Chase uncovered the 4th-century tomb of Te' K'ab Chaak, the earliest ruler of ...

A 4,000-year-old tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian prince has been uncovered following excavations at the Saqarra ...

Containing vast collections of treasures from the ancient world, the British Museum in London is a prodigious source of ...

Generations of creatives have looked back to ancient Egypt in their search for art and design inspiration—here are three ...

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy pharaoh’s golden mask in his hands.

Major discovery marks culmination of 40 years of work by Arlen and Diane Chase. Archaeologists from the University of Houston have discovered the tomb of Te K’ab Chaak at Caracol, an ancient Maya city ...

It’s not every day that archaeologists stumble upon a 4,000-year-old pyramid, let alone one that’s been sealed since ...

For the 60th Anniversary of its mummy’s arrival, the museum has had a new exhibit called Discoveries on the Nile: Exploring ...

Discovers the secrets of the hieroglyphs at the heart of the TT33 excavation site, which is the largest tomb in Egypt near Luxor and a palace of hieroglyphs.

Archaeologists conducting excavations in Egypt’s Saqqara region have discovered a 5.000-year-old manuscript containing a ...