Aké — Column Pyramid with Roof Comb Yucatán

Why it mattersKey Maya Northern Lowland Column-tradition (Aké concentric column rows, 36 columns) pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 700 CE

Period

Late Classic to Postclassic (700–1300 CE) Puuc mixed; column rows classic 550 CE core

Culture

Maya Northern Lowland Column-tradition (Aké concentric column rows, 36 columns)

Purpose

Step pyramid (32 m × 30 m × 10 m high) with 36-column hall on top and roof comb — Aké 800-hectare gridded city with column crowd

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1887

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 1200 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Aké — Column Pyramid with Roof Comb Yucatán

2. 1920 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Aké — Column Pyramid with Roof Comb Yucatán

• Aké — Column Pyramid with Roof Comb Yucatán — Principal Pyramid

  pyramid

  pyramid at Aké — Column Pyramid with Roof Comb Yucatán — outlier feature

  20.9421° N · 89.3012° W

• Aké — Column Pyramid with Roof Comb Yucatán — Chamber Annex 2

  chamber

  chamber at Aké — Column Pyramid with Roof Comb Yucatán — outlier feature

  20.9403° N · 89.3014° W

• Aké — Column Pyramid with Roof Comb Yucatán — Southern Causeway

  causeway

  causeway at Aké — Column Pyramid with Roof Comb Yucatán — hydraulic feature

  20.9428° N · 89.3015° W