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Royal Yucatan Terrace North — Yucatan (55-42)

Iron Age (regional)·Iron Age·🇲🇽 Yucatan, Mexico

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About Royal Yucatan Terrace North — Yucatan (55-42)

Royal Yucatan Terrace North — Yucatan (55-42) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Iron Age (regional) temple complex of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 800 BCE for terrace and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.

Why it mattersRoyal Yucatan Terrace North — Yucatan (55-42) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Iron Age (regional) temple complex of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 800 BCE for terrace

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Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Chronology and phasing
  2. 02Landscape function

Theories

  1. 01Ceremonial centre
  2. 02Territorial marker

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 BCE
Period
Iron Age (regional)
Culture
Iron Age
Purpose
Terrace and associated settlement
Excavation
Excavation ongoing
  1. c. 800 BCE

    Initial construction / first occupation at Royal Yucatan Terrace North — Yucatan (55-42)

  2. 19th–20th century

    Excavation and research at Royal Yucatan Terrace North — Yucatan (55-42)

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Structures & features

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