Calakmul — Structure II North Facade Mask (Campeche)

Why it mattersKey Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom pyramid with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 250 m elevation.

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

Built

c. 2600 BCE

Period

Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)

Culture

Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom; Maya

Builders

Old Kingdom

Purpose

Funerary monument and ritual complex

Rediscovered

1934

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. c. 2600 BCE

   Initial construction / foundation

2. c. 855 BCE

   Major refurbishment / second phase

3. 1890

   Modern rediscovery and excavation

4. c. 1501 CE

   Abandonment

• Main Pyramid Core

  pyramid

  Main Pyramid Core at Calakmul — Structure II North Facade Mask (Campeche) — pyramid with stratified deposits

  18.0985° N · 89.8109° W

• Mortuary Chapel

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  Mortuary Chapel at Calakmul — Structure II North Facade Mask (Campeche) — chapel with stratified deposits

  18.0991° N · 89.8075° W

• Causeway Segment

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  Causeway Segment at Calakmul — Structure II North Facade Mask (Campeche) — causeway with stratified deposits

  18.0999° N · 89.8090° W

• Subsidiary Shaft

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  Subsidiary Shaft at Calakmul — Structure II North Facade Mask (Campeche) — shaft with stratified deposits

  18.0999° N · 89.8111° W