Mayan chieftain named ‘Bat’ ruled over an isolated jungle city
Popular Science · 10 Nov 2026

Mayan chieftain named ‘Bat’ ruled over an isolated jungle city

Published Nov 10, 2026 2:33 PM EST Violent disputes between neighbors and a king named “Bat.” These and other new details about a recently rediscovered, ancient Maya city located in the remote tropical forests of southeast Mexico are beginning to come to light. The approximately 37-acre settlement is so inaccessible that archaeologists initially nicknamed the site Minanbé, or “there is no road” in Yucatec Maya.


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