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The site was worked on by California State University, Los Angeles' field school as part of the Western Belize Regional Cave Project under Dr. Jaime Awe. [1] The cave contained around 9000 human bones, [2] from at least 118 individuals, [3] and is one of the largest sacrificial assemblages ever discovered in the Maya Lowlands. [3]
Actun Tunichil Muknal (the Cave of the Crystal Sepulchre), also known locally as ATM, is a cave in Belize, near San Ignacio, Cayo District, notable as a Maya archaeological site that includes skeletons, ceramics, and stoneware. There are several areas with skeletal remains in the main chamber.
The Chiquibul Cave System is within Chiquibul National Park, a 264,000-acre reserve in the Maya Mountains massif. [1] In 2007 it was determined that the cave system needed special consideration, and in 2010 The Nature Conservancy presented a five-year management plan which includes provisions for controlled tourism on a very limited basis.
Barton Creek Cave: Barton Creek 8,000 Che Chem Ha Cave: 1989 William Morales Chiquibul Cave System: Chiquibul -95 58,000 Crystal Cave St. Herman's Blue Hole National Park: Flour Camp Cave: Great Blue Hole: 124 Caves Branch Cave: Yit Ha (Rio Blanco sink) - Hokeb Ha Cave (Blue Creek Cave) Rio Blanco - Blue Creek, Toledo District 9,000 Laguna Cave
It appears that elite cave burials were rare [36] but common people may have used caves as burial places, such as at the Caves Branch Rock Shelter in Belize. Two tomb structures have been discovered in caves to date, one at Naj Tunich and the other at Quen Santo [ sv ] , [ 37 ] both in Guatemala.
The park is located on a layer of limestone strata, [3] the largest area of protected karst in Belize. The park incorporates portions of the Chiquibul Cave System, [6] the longest known cave system in Central America. [7] The cave system is made up of caves linked by water flows, including the Chiquibul River. The Chiquibul River flows through ...
Hokeb Ha Cave ("Where the water enters the earth" in Mayan), also known as Blue Creek Cave, is a significant wet-cave located near the village of Blue Creek in the Toledo District, Belize. The cave is renowned for its archaeological importance as well as its natural beauty.
St. Herman's Blue Hole National Park is a national park located just off the Hummingbird Highway in Cayo District of Belize, near Belmopan, the capital city. It is over 500 acres (2 km²) in area, and contains two cave systems (St. Hermans and Crystal), various natural trails, and the cool jungle pool from which the park gets its name.