Cobá was a major urban center in the Maya world and was occupied from around 350 B.C. to the 14th century. It had a core of elite houses built around four lakes, along with thousands of residential ...

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A long-lost name carved into stone has revealed a powerful Maya queen who ruled from the heart of the jungle 1,400 years ago. Researchers theorize that Ix Ch’ak Ch’een might have risen to power ...

Epigraphists have successfully identified a woman who held supreme power in the ancient Maya city of Cobá during the 6th century AD. The ruler, known as Ix Ch'ak Ch'een, emerges from inscriptions ...

Foundation Rock Decoded: INAH Reveals Sixth-Century Maya Powerhouse Queen Ish Chak Ch'iena During her reign, Ch'ak Ch'een oversaw construction of the Group D ballcourt, finished on December 8, 573, ...

About 100 people marched in Queen Creek to mark two years since 16-year-old Preston Lord was fatally attacked. Lord died from injuries sustained in a gang attack at a Halloween party. Seven men were ...

Preston Lord, 16, died from traumatic brain injuries two days after being beaten at a Halloween party in Queen Creek in 2023. The attack exposed a pattern of teen violence in the area, leading to the ...