Mystery Mayan ruler was no king

Ix Ch'ak Ch'een was one of at least four women who oversaw the city of Cobá. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Ongoing analysis of an ancient monument among the Mayan ruins at Cobá has revealed the identity of one of the sprawling city's previously unknown rulers. According to archaeologists with Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), the king referenced multiple times in the historical accounts described on the city's Foundation Rock wasn't a king at all. She was a queen named Ix Ch'ak Ch'een.