Archaeologists have focused their most recent excavations in the jungle south of the Cross Group, in an area called the Southern Acropolis. It appears to have been constructed as an extension of the Cross Group. Temple XVII between the Cross Group and the Southern Acropolis contains a reproduction of a carved panel depicting a standing figure, with a bound captive kneeling before him. The name of the captive is B'olon Yooj and the ruler how has catched him was Kan B'alam II.

In 1999 diggers at Palenque made a very important discovery at the Temple XIX : an 8th Century limestone platform with beautiful carvings of seated figures and hieroglyphic texts. The central of the seven figures on the long south side of the platform is a ruler in whose reign this temple was dedicated. His name was K'inich Ahkal Mo' Nahb' III . Also on view is a reproduction of a colorful tall stucco relief.

As well, a tomb with many murals belonging to an unknown personage was found in 1999. The painted tomb that was revealed also had a stone throne inscribed with 220 glyphs, among other rich grave offerings. Although neither of these tombs are available for viewing at the time, preparations are under way to open them to the public in the near future.

Also in the South-Acropolis is Temple XVIIIA. In this Temple is an early classic grave which has the prototype from a "Psychoduct" little under the ground of the temple floor. This grave is simple in comparison with the grave of Pakal. There is no sarcophagus. The man in the grave was around 20 years old. After the ceramic the grave dates around 500 A .D. The flesh was removed before he came in his grave. Over the bones were cinnabar and there are rich offerings in the grave. So it is possible he was a member of the royal family. But in this grave was also a woman. She has an age from around 25. She was still alive when she came in the grave. She sealed with her own hands the door with plaster at the inner side. The spurs of her hands were found on the plaster of the door and also in a vessel with plaster that stands of the bottom. May be she was one of the women of this man. She takes his right tibia bone and relined on the wall and wait of the death.

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