Soon Tikal’s southeastern ally ... was laid to rest in this city-state. His tomb contained painted ceramic figurines four to nine inches tall depicting a mythical ritual from the underworld.
His tomb, found by Mexican archeologists in 1952, lies at the bottom of a set of steps leading 80 feet down from the top of the temple. Contemporary with Palenque and Tikal, Uxmal is an ...
Egyptian officials announced Tuesday the discovery of the tomb of King Thutmose II, the last of the lost tombs of the kings of ancient Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty, which reigned for over two ...