Antiquities in tomb of Te Kab Chaak Mayan city
Antiquities in tomb of Te Kab Chaak
Mayan city
The 1,600-year-old tomb of the first ruler of a Maya city in Belize the rain god on a branch The tomb of the king of Caracol Te K'ab Chaak was an important Maya lowland center from the 6th to 7th centuries A group of raised structures outside the city center served as royal residences and public ceremonies The 2010 discovery of Te K'ab Chaak's tomb revealed artifacts from central Mexico including obsidian blades indicating the influence of Teotihuacan in central Mexico which also influenced the later Aztecs This demonstrates the unique Teotihuacan non-Maya cremation style marking the beginning of interactions between Teotihuacan and the Maya in the region
Maya stucco glyphs diplayed in the museum at Palenque, Mexico.
The city's regional power was at the height of Caracol's rise. The Maya empire had been occupied by Caracol warriors nearly a century earlier In 562 AD Caracol warriors defeated the powerful forces of Tikal in Guatemala The extensive connections between Caracol and Teotihuacan spanned a generation between the three tombs During the event known as La Entrada Teotihuacan is believed to have expanded its influence into the Mayan lowlands in 378 AD. Although the ancient cities are thousands of kilometers apart artifacts from Caracol suggest that the situation was different and that this culture belonged to the Maya and was later conquered by the Aztecs
A pottery vessel with a handle resembling a coati mundi. University of Houston.
This is a significant discovery considering that after 40 years of research an identifiable royal tomb was discovered on Thursday July 10th. According to a press release an identifiable royal tomb was discovered at Caracol the first since University of Houston archaeologists Diane Chase and Arlen Chase began excavating there over 40 years ago It is one of three major tombs discovered on the northeastern Acropolis
A pottery vessel depicting a Mayan ruler holding a spear tubular jade beads carved bones and numerous graves with artifacts consistent with hieroglyphic records suggesting the first ruler of the dynasty were discovered Archaeologists also found a jade mask a jade pendant and three sets of jade earrings The research team continues to analyze the contents of the burial chamber reconstruct the jade death mask and conduct DNA and isotope analysis of the skeletal remains The researchers plan to present their findings in the future
