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Caracol is a large ancient Maya archaeological site, located in what is now the Cayo District of Belize.It is situated approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Xunantunich, and the town of San Ignacio, and 15 km (9.3 mi) from the Macal River.
Initial discovery and research of Caracol, Belize occurred in 1938, when Rosa Mai discovered the ancient ruins and A.H. Anderson did initial research, discovering 8 pieces of stelae in the process. [5] From 1950 to 1958, Linton Satterthwaite directed three sessions of archaeological work at Caracol, Belize.
This is a list of rulers of Caracol, a city-state of the Maya Lowlands during the Classic period.The exact number of rulers of Caracol is not known. As of 2008, fourteen of the city-state's lords have been identified, representing a dynastic succession spanning the 4th through 9th centuries AD.
From 1979 through 1985, he co-directed archaeological excavations at Santa Rita, Corozal with his wife Diane Z. Chase. In 1985, with his wife, he started the Caracol Archaeological Project in western Belize, which is still ongoing. The Chases have undertaken extensive excavations at this large Maya city, defining a sequence from the Preclassic ...
The city had strong ties with Tikal and, in the 7th century AD, with Caracol. Ucanal was attacked by the Kalomte queen-regent, Wac' Chanil Ahau or Lady Six Sky of Naranjo (Saal) in September and December of 693; and on 1 February 695 Ucanal's lord Kinich Cab ("Shield-Jaguar") was captured by the ruler of Naranjo. Kinich Cab was held at Naranjo ...
Her knowledge in the field of Mayan archaeology has led to television programs to feature her in documentaries featuring Mayan history and archaeology, including the television series Nova. Drs. Diane and Arlen Chase's archaeological fieldwork at Caracol included the stabilization of the structure Caana, the largest man-made structure in Belize.
Canaa (Sky Palace), located at Caracol, measures 140 feet and is Belize's highest man-made structure. Lamanai, less accessible to tourists than Altun Ha or Xunantunich, is an important site because it provides archaeological evidence of the Mayan presence over many centuries, beginning around AD 150.
Archaeological findings at Caracol, in the southern end of the country, have suggested that it formed the centre of political struggles in the southern Maya lowlands. [117] The complex covered an area much larger than present-day Belize City and supported more than twice the modern city's population. [116]