In its prime, the city may have had 100,000 residents, and it was ruled by a single dynasty of over 39 successive rulers ... studied Maya sites. The ceramic sequence that came out of early ...

The stucco reliefs are believed to date from the Early Classic period ... During this period, Maya rulers were considered ...

Researchers say Palenque dates to the Early Classic (A.D. 200-600 ... helped archaeologists to build the first time line of rulers of a Maya city—one that, while impressive, is still fuzzy ...

The Maya believed these rulers had to keep the gods happy ... Pakal's rule was at the same time as the famous early Anglo-Saxon Sutton Hoo ship burial in Britain. Pakal was buried in a large ...

The Maya believed these rulers had to keep the gods happy ... This was the same time as the famous early Anglo-Saxon Sutton Hoo ship burial in Britain. Pakal was buried in a large sarcophagus ...