This book includes description of the excavations in the East Plaza and
the large acropolis-like mound to the east. all of the structures of the
East Plaza are supported by a single flat surface, Platform 5D-2.
Excavation revealed that the area maintained a constancy of form over
time. The East Plaza served as an area for the gathering of large crowds
of people. The author has identified the eastern portion of the Plaza as
the principal marketplace of Tikal.
University Museum Monograph, 92