A 2,000-year-old skeleton of a Maya Queen has been discovered in a rodent-infested tomb in the Guatemalan ruins of Nakum. The head of the skeleton was spotted niftily placed between two bowls. Among other excavations were included priceless jade gorgets, beads, and ceremonial knives - which were found underneath a younger 1,300-year-old tomb that also contained a body. This is the first time that royal burials have been discovered at the site, which was once a densely packed Maya centre.DNA