Its secrets have been slowly unveiled by archaeologists, including the resting place of King Pakal himself, and more recently, the tomb of a noblewoman covered in a deadly red powder. Great Tombs ...

Much scientific debt is owned to Mexican archaeologist Alberto Ruz Lhuillier, who in 1952 rolled away a stone inside the Temple of Inscriptions and found the burial tomb of Pakal the Great.

The Maya believed these rulers had to keep the gods happy. Pakal ruled for 68 years from 615-683 AD, the fifth longest of any monarch in history. In his reign Pakal made palaces bigger and built ...

The Maya believed these rulers had to keep the gods happy. Pakal ruled for 68 years from 615-683 AD, the fifth longest of any monarch in history. During his reign Pakal made palaces bigger and ...