Maya ‘snake dynasty tomb’ discovered, with human body, treasure and hieroglyphs inside. It is thought to be the largest royal tomb of its kind ever discovered ...

Archaeologists say they've discovered what could be the tomb of one of the greatest Mayan rulers, the seventh-century warrior queen Lady K'abel. The tomb was revealed during digging at the ancient ...

Artifact found in undisturbed Mayan tomb reveals intriguing secrets of the ‘snake kings’ By Bill Vourvoulias Fox News Published October 19, 2016 11:03am EDT | Updated December 7, 2016 10:39pm EST ...

Thousands of ancient Maya 'Snake King' structures discovered hidden in the depths of the Guatemalan jungle 'The survey is the most important development in Maya archaeology in 100 years' ...

An altar found at Guatemala's La Corona site suggests the Mayan dynasty of Kaanul, known as the Snake Kings, acted like its namesake in slowly squeezing the rival kingdom of Tikal, archaeologists ...

This vault cover was discovered at the ancient Mayan site Ek' Balam in Mexico. The stone artifact features a depiction of a snake. National Institute of Anthropology and History ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed rare carvings on an ancient Mayan ball court depicting a powerful snake-themed dynasty. Excavators have uncovered three stucco reliefs that depict scenes of the Kaanu ...

Archaeologists have discovered an enormous and strange Mayan tomb in Belize, leading to both further puzzles and, perhaps, insight into the 1,300-year-old Snake Dynasty and its conquests.

Maya Holy Snake Queen’s Tomb Unearthed in Guatemala. Rachel Nuwer. October 4, 2012. Get our newsletter! Get our newsletter! The ancient city of Tikal, located near Lady K’abel’s newly ...

First of all, who was Lady K’abel?. She was the military governor of the ancient Maya Wak kingdom, representing her family, the "Snake" dynasty, between A.D. 672 and 692.

They included the snake-head symbols that are the mark of Calakmul, one of two dominant Mayan states dating from between AD 700 and 800. But the carvings were clearer because they were in harder ...