<< Our Photo Pages >> Uxul. - Ancient Village or Settlement in Mexico in Campeche
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DigsSite Name: Uxul.Country: Mexico Region: Campeche Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Escárcega
Latitude: 17.861667N Longitude: 89.988333W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Inscriptions report that, around 630 A.D., Uxul was annexed under the rule of Calakmul, which was at a distance of about 26 kilometers.
Information from Eureka Alert.
Detailed map of the site at the Carnegie Institution.
Bonn University excavation website (in German and Spanish).
Note: Tomb of Maya 'Prince', Bonn archaeologists find tomb in Uxul Royal Palace - see comment.
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