Huntichmul East Complex
Huntichmul (East) · Huntichmul Puuc Outlier
Terminal Classic Puuc 800–1050 CE·Maya (Puuc)·🇲🇽 Yucatán, Tekax Municipality, Mexico
About
About Huntichmul East Complex
Huntichmul East Complex north of Puuc Route: 70 m long vaulted palace with Puuc junquillo columns, sacbe linking to Sayil Group 2 km west. Mapped by Pollock 1980; 8 mounds remain unexcavated. Illustrates Puuc decentralized palace network before 1050 collapse.
Why it mattersEastern Puuc palace showing sacbe-integrated micro-polity east of Sayil.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Whether sacbe to Sayil was processional or logistic
- 02Why palace abandoned with vault fill intact
Theories
- 01Sayil satellite palace managing eastern hinterland
- 02Puuc collapse refuge later reused by Cehpech
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.800–1000 CE (Puuc)
- Period
- Terminal Classic Puuc 800–1050 CE
- Culture
- Maya (Puuc)
- Builders
- Maya
- Purpose
- Largely unexcavated Puuc palace east of Sayil with 70 m long vaulted sacbe-linked group
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.800–1000 CE (Puuc)
Initial construction
1050 CE
Major occupation / refurbishment
On the ground
Structures & features
20.2150° N · 89.5010° W · 55 m · 2 mapped features
Huntichmul 70 m palace
palaceVaulted Puuc palace with junquillo columns
20.2155° N · 89.5005° WHuntichmul sacbe segment
causeway30 m wide sacbe linking to Sayil 400 m west
20.2145° N · 89.5015° W
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