<< Our Photo Pages >> Calakmul - Ancient Village or Settlement in Mexico in Campeche
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Multi-periodSite Name: CalakmulCountry: Mexico
NOTE: This site is 1.149 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Campeche Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Xpujil
Latitude: 18.114276N Longitude: 89.802978W
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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john_op_stap visited on 29th Jul 2004 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 3 With the ongoing work there seems to be a lot more to see then when I was there. The site will surely hold many more surprises.
MelissaBWrite davidmorgan have visited here
In the Maya region, towards the end of the Middle Preclassic period (700 - 300 BCE), important public urban works were undertaken. During this period, the largest structures of Calakmul's history were constructed. This was also when the site's first public architecture appeared, marking an effort to define administrative activities.
During the 5th century CE, extensive remodelling was initiated, although this activity didn't include a modification of the city's urban plan, which was established in the Preclassic period. Among these works is the noteworthy remodelling of the great foundation of Structure II.
The rulers who inherited the throne of Calakmul initiated public as well as private urban works, such as palatial complexes, in various sectors of the city. The built structures to be used in artistic production and specialised craftsmanship; it was here where members of the royal lineage ordered for the making of ceramics and other objects used in ritual. It is likely that toward the end of the Late Classic period (600 - 800 CE), a series of reforms and public works were initiated, changing the city's image.
The peak of the greatest prosperity in Calakmul occurred during the Late Classic period, during which the majority of monuments, known as "smooth stelae" were erected in the Great Plaza; construction at the time, however, was restricted to minor remodelling. This era's high yield with regard to ceramic production, along with that of the Early Classic period, indicate that both periods represent times of greatest human population at the site.
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Note: Colorful Murals Show Common Activities of a Maya Market Place. A Unique View, Lost until now.
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