contained the remains of a woman aged in her forties, placed on a straw mat. Offerings included ceramics and a number of artefacts made of jade, pyrite, bone and shell. Stela 8 is inscribed with a date equivalent to February 628 and is the earliest known monument to bear the Altar de Sacrificios Emblem Glyph. It was found in the South Plaza in association with Altar 2. The Ballcourt or Structure A-V separates the North from the South Plazas of Group A. It is of an open-ended type similar to ballcourts dated to the Late Classic at other cities in the western portion of the Maya lowlands. The playing area measures . Group B is west of Group A, which it predates. It is the location of the main pyramid. Temple B-I is a step pyramid dating to the Early Classic period. It measures at is base and is tall. Its importance can be inferred from the 6 inscribed stelae found on it. Stela 10 with the earliest date at the site (August 28, 455 A.D.) was found here. Group C is a small group also west of Group A but south of Group B. No inscribed monuments were found in it. Notes References External links Description and Photos Maya sites in Petén Department Former populated places in Guatemala 9th-century BC establishments in the Maya civilization Populated places established in the 9th century BC 950s disestablishments 10th-century disestablishments in the Maya civilization