Xpujil Group B
Xpujil Group B Rio Bec · Xpujil South Group
Late Classic Rio Bec 600–900 CE·Maya (Rio Bec)·🇲🇽 Campeche, Calakmul Municipality, Mexico
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About Xpujil Group B
Group B 500 m south of Xpujil’s iconic Structure I (three-temple pyramid): twin-tower Structure II 9 m high with Rio Bec false stairs, courtyard and vaulted residential palace. Shows Xpujil beyond single monument as dispersed Rio Bec city 20+ groups hidden in forest. Gate marked on Xpujil village road.
Why it mattersContextualizes Xpujil famous three-temple within dispersed Rio Bec forest city pattern.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Whether Group B was elite kin compound of Structure I rulers
- 02How Group B water was managed via chultunes vs bajo
Theories
- 01Xpujil as polyfocal Rio Bec forest city with 20 dispersed palace groups
- 02Group B as craft quarter producing limestone veneer masks
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.600–900 CE (Late Classic Rio Bec)
- Period
- Late Classic Rio Bec 600–900 CE
- Culture
- Maya (Rio Bec)
- Builders
- Maya
- Purpose
- Secondary Rio Bec twin-tower group 500 m south of famous Structure I three-temple, dispersed palace compound
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.600–900 CE (Late Classic Rio Bec)
Initial construction
900 CE
Major occupation / refurbishment
On the ground
Structures & features
18.5080° N · 89.4050° W · 260 m · 2 mapped features
Group B Structure II twin tower
temple9 m twin-tower temple with false stairs in Group B court
18.5085° N · 89.4045° WGroup B courtyard palace
palace25 m courtyard with vaulted residential palace adjacent
18.5075° N · 89.4055° W
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