Fermanville Submerged Pier West
Fermanville Submerged Pier West Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Classical·🇲🇽 Yucatán Cenote, Mexico
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About Fermanville Submerged Pier West
Fermanville Submerged Pier West in Yucatán Cenote, Mexico is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) buried city attributed to Classical culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Classical site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) buried-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Fermanville Submerged Pier West
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Classical
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 500 CE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Classical
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic centre
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
21.5236° N · 88.7988° W · 588 m · 3 mapped features
Fermanville Submerged Pier West — Principal Feature
structurePrimary buried-city feature at Fermanville Submerged Pier West
21.5244° N · 88.7980° WFermanville Submerged Pier West — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Fermanville Submerged Pier West
21.5229° N · 88.7994° WFermanville Submerged Pier West — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Fermanville Submerged Pier West
21.5247° N · 88.7998° W