Dr Diane Chase

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Dan Snow's History Hit · The Rise of the Ancient Maya · 3 Aug 2026 podcast

So it was a really, really special find.

Absolutely, absolutely.

And not necessarily just royalty, but rulers.

So there are maybe less than 50 of them that have been found in the Maya area.

And this is the first one to be found at Carcol.

So they're not common.

They're not common.

I think this was actually a nicer place to live than at the summit of Kana.

And you know, maybe that was a ritual location rather than anything else.

Yep.

What's his name?

Taycabchak.

And why is he important?

He is the first known ruler of the site.

He's the initial member of the Karakol dynasty.

So he's in the hieroglyphic texts in a couple of places.

And this is the first time we would have found a ruler.

a definite ruler, and we actually knew his name.

So for us, that was priceless.

Yeah, I think so.

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