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Archaeological work done at Copán in 2000 excavated the tomb considered to be that of Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Mo under the
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Teotihuacano heritage to the ʼfoundingʼ ruler of their dynasty as a means of legitimising the dynastic claim. Additionally, epigraphic research published in 2022 demonstrated that Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Mo's dynasty was an offshoot of the Mayan dynasty at Caracol,
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of rulers of Copan that lasted until 822 a.C. One of the most commonly cited motifs for this interpretation is the "goggle-eyed" headdress with which Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ is commonly depicted; this is seemingly an allusion to the northern central
Mexican rain deity known as
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