Ixtutz

Ixtutz was a Maya centre in the forested lowlands of southeastern Petén. Its principal plaza is enclosed by the site's largest buildings, and its carved stelae and hieroglyphic panels preserve the names and ceremonies of its rulers. In 780, a monument records a ceremony by the king Aj Yaxjal B'aak attended by an overlord and other lords. The gathering reveals the political ties that joined Ixtutz to other centres of the Maya lowlands during the Late Classic period.