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Tremain, Cara G. and Haines, Helen R. 2013. "Overview of the 2012 Research at KaʼKabish." In KaʼKabish
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As of 2013, survey and excavations have located 90 structures, located in 8 groups. Architectural features include two major temples, a ball court with circular ball court marker, and several large platforms (or range buildings) that likely served as royal or high status elite residences and/or
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defines the name as; "KAʼKAB-IS-AX 10: (place name); kaʼkab: village, the seat of population, high land and strong; is: Ipomoea batatas, Lam: sweet + ax: wart; name of the archaeological ruins located near Numkʼini (Nun kʼini, Campeche)."
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Within several of these structures the looted remains of tombs belonging to high status, possibly royal individuals, were discovered. One of these tombs was found to have possessed
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1637:Cara Sucia
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