A 1,700-year-old mosaic jade mask and a carved femur bone found inside an ancient Maya tomb at Chochkitam, Guatemala Francisco Estrada-Belli / Tulane University Researchers in Guatemala have ...

Inside the tomb were exquisite funerary offerings befitting a king, including a mosaic jade mask, rare seashells, and inscriptions carved into human thigh bones. Incised femur bone discovered inside ...

Inside the tomb, the team from Tulane University found a mosaic jade mask, human femur bones carved ... can learn more about their wonderful ancient history,” Estrada-Belli said.

This small mask, made of jade mosaic with spondylus shell for the ... or the culprit in an ancient Egyptian murder mystery. This year was no different. In 2024, modern methods like DNA analysis ...

As researchers were wrapping up excavations in El Perú Waka’, a small settlement in northern Guatemala, one scientist unexpectedly found the hidden bones of an ancient Maya ruler.

But these people are also remembered for other amazing creations, like their spectacular buildings and beautiful objects made from jade, a rare and valuable material. The ancient Mayas also ...