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This was a large center, important thruout the Classic era, and the dominant power of the Usumacinta area. It dominated such smaller sites as Bonampak, and was long allied with Piedras Negras and at least for a time with Tikal; it was a rival of Palenque, with which Yaxchillan warred with in 654. Yaxchillan had it's greatest power during the long reign of King Shield Jaguar II, who died in his 90s in 742.
Yaxchillan is known for the large quantity of excellent scupture at the site.
In 1931 Sylvanus Morley lead a Carnegie Institution[?] expedition to Yaxchillan, mapped the site and discovered more monuments.
The Mexican National Institute of Anthropology & History (INAH) conducted archeological research at Yaxchilan in 1972 - 1973, again in 1983, and further INAH work was conducted in the early 1990s.
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