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<< Our Photo Pages >> Balamkú - Ancient Village or Settlement in Mexico in Campeche

Submitted by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 10 February 2009  Page Views: 6545

Multi-periodSite Name: Balamkú
Country: Mexico Region: Campeche Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Xpujil
Latitude: 18.557000N  Longitude: 89.9453W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 5

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Balamkú
Balamkú submitted by davidmorgan : The ornate jaguar motif. (Vote or comment on this photo)
One of the stucco jaguars on substructure I-A's frieze (in the Central group) gave this archaeological site its name "Jaguar's Temple". Three architectural groups - the South, Central and North, constitute the site core. Its occupation seems to date from 300 BCE, although some ceramics dated between 600 and 300 BCE have been found.

Towards the year 800 CE some structures were built with a very different architectural style. The south group was abandoned probably around 1000 CE; although fragments of incense burners (dated to 1200 - 1500 CE) have been found. The North group has yet to be excavated.

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Balamkú
Balamkú submitted by davidmorgan : The well preserved frieze. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Balamkú
Balamkú submitted by davidmorgan : Structure I - The House Of The Four Kings inside which the famous stucco frieze is to be found. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Balamkú
Balamkú submitted by davidmorgan : Detail of the king on the one remaining feature that still has one intact. (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Balamkú
Balamkú submitted by davidmorgan : A representation of the king being born out of the mouth of an amphibian (a toad?). This motif is depicted four times on the frieze in the House of the Four Kings. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Balamkú
Balamkú submitted by davidmorgan : Another ornate jaguar figure.

Balamkú
Balamkú submitted by davidmorgan : A wonderful stucco figure on the frieze inside The House Of The Four Kings at Balamkú dating from ~600 CE. Discovered in 1990, the frieze had remained hidden until then because another structure had been built over the top of it.

Balamkú
Balamkú submitted by davidmorgan : The bottom of the right-hand feature. The earth monster appears fairly abstract here.

Balamkú
Balamkú submitted by davidmorgan : Another view of one of the kings.

Balamkú
Balamkú submitted by davidmorgan : The Earth Monster at the bottom of the frieze.

Balamkú
Balamkú submitted by davidmorgan : The information board of the frieze.

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Re: Balamkú by john_op_stap on Saturday, 16 November 2013
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Great pictures David! More info on Balamkú and my not so perfect picset




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