Mayan king's tomb discovered in Guatemala

Friday, July 16, 2010 - 16:07 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A well-preserved tomb of an ancient Mayan king has been discovered in Guatemala by a team of archaeologists led by Brown University's Stephen Houston. The tomb is packed with of carvings, ceramics, textiles, and the bones of six children, who may have been sacrificed at the time of the king's death.

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