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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 .
Uxmal: Yucatán, Mexico: Uxmal was an important capital in the western Yucatán region, demonstrating architecture in the Puuc Maya style. The site reached its apogee in the Late to Terminal Classic from about AD 800–1000 and appears to have declined at the beginning of the Postclassic Period, although the exact length of occupation of the ...
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The two archaeological sites in the central Oaxaca Valley include pre-Columbian complexes, as well as caves and rock shelters that have been inhabited at least ten millennia ago. The finds in caves, such as the Guilá Naquitz Cave (entrance pictured), demonstrate the transition of hunter-gatherer societies to farmers, with some of the earliest ...
Palace of the Masks detail. 2002 photo Map of the Kabah Maya archeological zone. The most famous structure at Kabah is the "Palace of the Masks", the façade decorated with hundreds of stone masks of the long-nosed rain god Chaac; it is also known as the Codz Poop, meaning "Rolled Matting", from the pattern of the stone mosaics. [1]
The building was connected to the cult of Kukulcán, a serpent deity, according to officials.
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 .
Survey data will be gathered on acid free paper, polyvinyl permatrace and archive stable [2] digital formats. [3] Photography: To produce a record of archaeological sites, buildings, artifacts and landscapes. Archaeological photographers will uses a range of different formats particularly black-and-white and colour slide. [2]