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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

Open questions

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. 2500 BCE
Period
Bronze Age (regional)
Culture
Bronze Age
Purpose
Platform and associated settlement
Excavation
Excavation ongoing
  1. c. 2500 BCE

    Initial construction / first occupation at Southern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13)

  2. 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

    geoglyph

    Primary geoglyph feature at Southern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13) – central platform and associated settlement element with stratified deposits

    21.2288° N · 90.2056° W
  • Southern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13) Secondary Enclosure

    enclosure

    Ancillary enclosure/wall line at Southern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13) defining settlement or ritual space

    21.2286° N · 90.2056° W
  • Southern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13) Outlier Rock Art Panel

    rock art

    Outlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Southern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13) ceremonial landscape

    21.2288° N · 90.2057° W
  • Southern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13) Reservoir Cistern

    hydraulic

    Rock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management

    21.2286° N · 90.2057° W

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