This recent archaeological discovery proves that Belize has such untapped potential in tourism and archaeological studies. Among the many items found buried in this tomb with their ruler, are 4 obsidian blades (as Dr. Awe explains, normally they have found 5 blades in other tombs), a series of pots and vases, Jade beads, and the remains of what has been speculated to be either a Jaguar or a deer.

The tomb appears to be 5 to 8 meters deep. It is the first tomb ever to be found at the Xunantunich archaeological site and certainly the largest tomb to be found in Belize.  The ruler buried in this tomb can be identified to be a male between the age of 20 to 30 years. Hopes of discovering his true identity and story, however; lie in a second panel found at the foot of the mound built to conceal his tomb.

As Dr. Awe states, “What’s amazing about the discover of this tomb is that we know that archaeologists have been working at Xunantunich since the 1890’s, right, that’s more than a century of continuous archaeological work at the site and never before had we ever found a tomb. Well, this tomb is also remarkable in other ways, it is one of the largest burial chambers we have ever found”