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900 BCE
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Earliest known human presence at Caracol
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70 CE
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First Mayan ritual structures built at Caracol, including the Temple of the Wooden Lintel and locus B34 burial.
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150 CE
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Another elaborate burial is added to locus B34 at Caracol.
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331
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Founding of the Caracol royal dynasty.
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562
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Caracol defeats Tikal and assumes leadership of the region. It will flourish through the 8th century.
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631
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Caracol defeats the rival city of Naranjo.
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859
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This is the last date to be recorded on a stele at Caracol.
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1050
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Caracol is abandoned; begins to be absorbed by jungle
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1937
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Rediscovery of Caracol
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1952
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Archaeologists began preliminary studies at Caracol.
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1985
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Archaeological work begins at Caracol
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1988
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Opening of the site museum at Caracol.
