Owners of the historic downtown nightclub, which has appeared in such films as "The Bodyguard" and "Night at the Roxbury," ...

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A major breakthrough in Maya archaeology has emerged from Caracol, Belize, where the University of Houston team uncovered the ...

The Aztecs has about 200 deities — and in this article, we're uncovering the 13 most important Aztec gods and goddesses you need to know about.

Two University of Houston archaeologists have made scientific history with the discovery of a Mayan king's tomb in Belize.

A Maya king’s tomb discovered in Belize offers the first proof of royal rule at Caracol and sheds light on early ties with ...

HOUSTON — University of Houston archaeologists have uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, the first ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol in Belize, Central America. The discovery represents the ...

Archaeologists from the University of Houston working at Caracol in Belize, Central America have uncovered the tomb of Te ...

“In Maya ritual, body parts are just as valuable as the whole body.” Getting from traumatic injury to rain god ritual, though, was more than just conjecture.

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