Southern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇲🇽 Yucatan, Mexico
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About Southern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13)
Southern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Bronze Age (regional) geoglyph of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for platform 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 mattersSouthern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Bronze Age (regional) geoglyph of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for platform
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Platform and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Southern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Southern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13)
On the ground
Structures & features
21.2287° N · 90.2057° W · 405 m · 4 mapped features
Southern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13) Main Geoglyph Feature
geoglyphPrimary geoglyph feature at Southern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13) – central platform and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
21.2288° N · 90.2056° WSouthern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Southern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13) defining settlement or ritual space
21.2286° N · 90.2056° WSouthern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Southern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13) ceremonial landscape
21.2288° N · 90.2057° WSouthern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13) Reservoir Cistern
hydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management
21.2286° N · 90.2057° W