Archaeologists in Belize have unearthed the tomb of the first ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol, which was a major center in the Maya Lowlands during the sixth and seventh centuries.

A version of this article appears in print on July 13, 2025, Section A, Page 9 of the New York edition with the headline: Maya Potentate’s Tomb Is Unearthed in Belize.

Belize was the home of some of the earliest Maya settlements, and Maya today make up an estimated 11% of the country’s population. Santa Cruz is accessed via a rough, unpaved road that winds ...

Native to Belize and Guatemala, the Mopans are one of the 28 subethnic groups of the Maya people. Roughly 10,000 people in Belize identify as Mopan, making up less than 3% of the country’s ...

Belize was the home of some of the earliest Maya settlements, and Maya today make up an estimated 11% of the country’s population. Santa Cruz is accessed via a rough, unpaved road that winds ...

The tomb of a Mayan king has been discovered by Texas archaeologists in Caracol, Belize, marking the first time researchers in the ancient city have found a ruler's identifiable resting place ...

WASHINGTON – An examination of numerous houses excavated at two sites in southern Belize is providing insight into gaping wealth inequality in ancient Maya cities – a disparity that res… ...

(See rare footage of this ancient Maya sacrificial cave in Belize.) In fact, more than 11 percent of Belize’s population are Indigenous Mopan, Yucatec, and Q’eqchi’ Maya people.

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - An examination of numerous houses excavated at two sites in southern Belize is providing insight into gaping wealth inequality in ancient Maya cities - a disparity ...

A construction company in Belize has been scooping stone out of the major pyramid at the site of Nohmul (meaning Big Mound), one of only 15 ancient Maya sites important enough to be noted on the ...

The $150 cost includes a traditional Maya dinner and fire ceremony. Members of Belize’s roughly 40,000-storng Mayan community will prepare the meal, build the fire and lead the prayers and chants.