For a brief period one of those city-states prevailed and became the closest thing to an empire in Maya history. It was ruled by the Snake kings of the Kaanul dynasty, which until just a few ...

Archaeologists have uncovered new stucco reliefs at the ancient Maya city of Dzibanché, providing fresh insights into the Kaanu'l dynasty, also known as the "Snake Kings," who ruled parts of ...

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 ...

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

The ancient Maya have long been a point of interest for ... hieroglyphs that hinted at the existence of a so-called "snake dynasty", researchers came across an altogether more gruesome object ...

Maya hieroglyphs on the back of the jar include the names "Lady Water Lily Hand" and "Lady Snake Lord," according to the study team. Both names are thought to refer to Lady K'abel, who governed ...

The site, in Dzibanché, was an early centre for the Maya and dates back to 300BC. Since 2023, a 100-person team has worked extensively at Dzibanché, uncovering relics including the Temple of the ...