2002 & 2003 Excavation of Xunantunich's Ruler k置hul ahaw's palace conducted by Belize government痴 Tourism Development Project, directed by Jaime Awe and Allan Moore

The overall layout of the upper building and the restricted functions of the pottery vessels found in Rooms 1 and 2 have led both MacKie (1985) and Yaeger (1997) to argue that the upper building was the private residence of the Xunantunich ruler.