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Uxmal (Yucatec Maya: Óoxmáal [óˑʃmáˑl]) is an ancient Maya city of the classical period located in present-day Mexico. It is considered one of the most important archaeological sites of Maya culture, along with Palenque , Chichen Itza and Calakmul in Mexico, Caracol and Xunantunich in Belize , and Tikal in Guatemala .
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal: Yucatán: 1996 791; i, ii, iii (cultural) The Maya city of Uxmal and nearby sites Kabah, Labna, and Sayil represent the high points of late Mayan art and architecture. Uxmal was founded in c. 700 CE and rose to an important regional centre with more than 20,000 inhabitants. It was abandoned after the 10th century.
This category and its subcategories contain articles relating to the pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site and polity of Uxmal, located in the present-day Mexican state of Yucatan The main article for this category is Uxmal .
Uxmal Stela 14 Drawing. Kʼahkʼ Pulaj Chan Chaahk, also known as Lord Chac before the decipherment of his corresponding name glyphs, is currently the only archaeologically identified ruler of the pre-Columbian Maya polity at Uxmal, who ruled in the early 10th century. Only a handful of details are known from this king, as hieroglyphic ...
The building was connected to the cult of Kukulcán, a serpent deity, according to officials.
In the florescence of Puuc architecture (such as at the ancient Maya site of Uxmal) buildings were decorated with carefully cut veneer stones set into a concrete core. The lower portion of the façades are blank with a flat surface of rectangular blocks punctuated by doorways, while the upper façade is richly decorated with intricate stone mosaics, often alternating repeated geometric ...
A Geographical Information System (GIS) is used within digital archaeology to document, survey and analyse the spatial data of archaeological sites. The use of a GIS within the study of archaeology involves in-field analysis and collection of archaeological and environmental data, predominantly through aerial photography, spatial cognition, digital maps [1] and satellite imaging. [6]
The discovery, they say, may be the most significant in a series of archaeological finds made at the mouth of the Miami River in the past 25 years that include the Miami Circle National Historic ...