 The best examples of Early Classic pottery come from outside of Motul de San José itself, with several complete ceramic vessels being recovered during the construction of a modern language school in Trinidad de Nosotros and some fragments of Early Classic pottery being retrieved from a looted chultun at Wakutal.In the late 4th century Motul de San José began to refer to Tikal as its overlord.Motul de San José experienced its second major peak in occupation during the Late Classic period, between AD 600 and AD 830.