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July 10, 2025

University of Houston Researchers Rewrite Maya History

At Caracol — the largest Maya site in Belize — University of Houston archaeologists (and husband-and-wife team) Drs. Arlen and Diane Chase have unearthed the tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, the city’s first ruler and founder of its royal dynasty. It’s the first confirmed royal burial found at the site in more than 40 years of excavation.

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