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Researchers have confirmed that the Mayan pyramid excavated at the Acropolis of Toniná, Chiapas is one the largest pyramids ever discovered. Discovered in 2010, Emiliano Gallaga and his team began their excavation under the impression that the pyramid was built on the top of a hill. It was not until recently that they’ve managed to fully assess it and truly see what they’re working with. Wighing in at 75-meters tall with seven distinct districts all with their own purpose – such as Temples, palaces, markets, housing, administration – the magnitude of the Toniná pyramid compares even to that of the...

Tonina Lords Mentioned in Inscriptions: Nicknamed "Reptile Head", he ruled near 514 AD: Apparently the name of a bird (Kohkaj?) is combined.K'inich? Sawan B'ahlam Yaxuun Tihl, nicknamed "Sotz' Choj", ruled near 568 AD.Chak B'alu'n Chaahk, died near 589 AD.K'inich B'ahlam Chapaht, ruled since 615 AD and was contemporary of K'inich Janaahb' Pakal, the famous Palenque lord.Yuhkno'm? Wahywal? , defeated and probably sacrificed by Palenque in 687 AD.K'inich B'aaknal Chaak, the most powerful lord of Tonina, was enthroned in 688 AD. He defeated Palenque and its allies in at least 3 military campaigns.K'inich Chuwaaj? K'ahk' used the title of "Young Prince"...