Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:The discovery of an early ninth century burning event marks a turning point in Maya rule, archeologists say. The find is a rare archaeological pinpointing of a historic turning point. Burning Maya artifacts, some a century old at the time, was likely a well-attended public event. Archaeologists discovered clues to a fire in Guatemala from between 733 and 881 AD that they say represents a key turning point in Maya rule—a very public turning point. Substantial construction occurred in both the civic-ceremonial core and outer residential zones of the city following the power shift.