The top rooms of the ball court were possibly used to store images of the gods associated with the events, along with items needed for the games.

During the time of occupation, a government was set up whose power was legitimized by the relationship between governors and the deities.

Edzná may have been inhabited as early as 600 BC but it took until 200 AD before it developed into a major city.

The decline and eventual abandonment of Edzná remains a mystery today.

In 1986, coordinating agencies began to employ Guatemalan refugees in the excavation, restoration and maintenance at Edzná.