Expand Spanish Puuc topic geo date December 2009 File Puuc4.jpg thumb 325px Major sites of the Puuc style ... Puuc building at Xculoc , Campeche state Campeche , as drawn by Frederick Catherwood , 1841 File Uxmal Gobernador Ecke.jpg right thumb 325px Corner snake head at Uxmal , Palace of the Governor. Puuc ... style prevalent in that region. The word puuc is derived from the Maya term for hill . Since the Yucat n ... in the southern portion of the state, hence, the terms Puuc region or Puuc hills . The Puuc hills extend into northern Campeche and western Quintana Roo . The term Puuc is also used to designate the Mesoamerican architecture architectural style of ancient Maya sites located within the Puuc hills, hence, the term Puuc Architecture . This architectural style began at the end of the Mesoamerican chronology ... chronology Terminal Classic Terminal Classic period. Puuc architecture In the florescence of Puuc architecture ... Chaac are found on many Puuc buildings. Beyond the impressive decorative elements of Puuc architecture .... Many corbelled arch corbelled vaults in the Puuc style remain standing, even when most of the veneer stones have fallen away. The most famous of the List of Maya sites Maya sites exhibiting the Puuc architectural style is Uxmal other major Puuc style sites in the region include Labna , Kabah, Yucat n ... , Xculoc , and many smaller ruins. The transition from earlier Classic Period architecture to Puuc style ... in Edzn and to the east at Chichen Itza outside of the Puuc Hills region . As stated by the Maya ... is full of ruins. The recently completed Chunhuaymil project compiled data of the remaining Puuc architecture ... times in the hill country a perspective from the Terminal Classic Puuc region . In, The Terminal ..., Nicholas P. 1992 Lords of the Hills Ancient Maya Settlement in the Puuc Region, Yucat n, Mexico .... 1994 Lord of the Hills Classic Maya settlement patterns and political iconography in the Puuc Region ..., and Puuc Styles in Maya Architecture . Labyrinthos. 239 p., Culver City. Merk, Stephan 2011 The Long ... more details
Image Chunchucmil chultun.jpg right thumb 200px An archaeologist investigating a chultun Image XunantunichChultun75.jpg right thumb 150px Entrance to chultun at Xunantunich . A chultun plural chultunob nowiki nowiki is a bottle shaped underground storage chamber built by the pre Columbian Maya civilization Maya in southern Mesoamerica . Their entrances were surrounded by plastered aprons which guided rainwater into them during the rainy seasons. Most of these archaeological features likely functioned as cistern s for potable water . Chultunob were typically constructed in locations where naturally occurring cenote s ref Sinkhole s formed in limestone karst . ref were absent such as the Puuc Puuc hills , which sit hundreds of feet above the Yucat n Peninsula aquifer . While many were constructed to collect water, not all may have served that purpose. Some may have been used for storage of perishable Maya diet and subsistence comestibles , or for the fermentation of alcoholic beverages. After a chultun ended its usefulness, many were used for discarding refuse or for human burials. This makes chultunob an excellent source of information on both the life and death of ancient settlements of the Prehispanic Maya. Notes div class references small references div External links http www.mesoamerican archives.com Mesoamerican Photo Archives click on chultun for more info Category Maya civilization Category Mesoamerican architecture archaeology stub de Chult n es Chult n fr Chultun lt ultunas ... more details
of the ostentatious style of the Classic or Florescent Puuc, in common with the nearby sites ..., Kelli coauthors and aut Jeremy A. Sabloff title Political Decentralization in the Puuc Region ... High Times in the Hill Country A Perspective from the Terminal Classic Puuc Region editor Arthur A. Demarest ... Gaspar Mu oz Cosme year 1997 title La arquitectura de las ciudades Mayas del rea Puuc, Yucat n ... of the Maya Cities of Uxmal, Kabah, Sayil, and Labn The Puuc Region, Yucat n, M xico url http academic.reed.edu uxmal biblio subject Puuc.pdf format PDF work Annotated Bibliography of the Puuc ... aut Toscano Hern ndez, Lourdes coauthors and aut Jos Huchim Herrera title La Regi n Puuc de Yucat n ... more details
47 Recorded in Berlin on June 20, 1988 Disc Two All compositions by Cecil Taylor & G nter Sommer. Puuc, Part 1 38 25 Puuc, Part 2 22 37 Puuc, Part 3 11 07 Recorded in Berlin on June 21, 1988 Personnel ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2008 Chan Chak K ak nal Ajaw , also known as Lord Chac before the decipherment of his corresponding name glyphs, is identified as a ruler of the pre Columbian Maya civilization Maya polity at Uxmal in the 10th century. During his rule, somewhere between 890 910 AD, some of the largest and most impressive buildings in Uxmal, such as the so called Nunnery and the Governor s Palace, were built. An inscription at a large Mesoamerican ballcourt ballcourt in Uxmal, for playing the Mesoamerican ballgame , informs us it was dedicated in 901 during the reign of this king. Glyphs Disputed section date March 2008 Maya script Hieroglyphs found in Uxmal reveal that an Uxmal ruler took the name Lord Chac about 900. Scholars have been able to identify a real historical king named Lord Chac from the inscriptions found on monuments in Uxmal. This is very important because Puuc sites are notable for their lack of inscriptions and hieroglyphic texts, so they provide very little historical information. Some of the stela e from Uxmal also mention the name of this ruler. DEFAULTSORT Chan Chak K ak nal Ajaw Category Uxmal Category Maya rulers mesoamerica stub ... more details
Carmean et al. 2005, p.435 ref Location The site is located in the karst limestone hills of the Puuc ... convert 7 km mi south of the contemporary Puuc archaeological site of Kabah Maya site Kabah , convert ... valley among low, steep hills. ref name Sharer b Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.546. ref The Puuc region that includes ... was typical of the Puuc region. ref name Sharer Archaeologists have surveyed 2.4 km of the site ... name Carmean History Sayil and other Puuc sites are thought to occupy an important place in the transition ... of the eastern Puuc region. ref Carmean et al 2005, p.429. ref The remains of various other structures ... sculptured lintels. ref name Sharer b Puuc style columns are a recurring motif at the site. Another ... A Perspective from the Terminal Classic Puuc Region editor Arthur A. Demarest, Prudence M. Rice ... title Political Decentralization in the Puuc Region, Yucatan, Mexico journal Journal of Anthropological ..., Lourdes coauthors and aut Jos Huchim Herrera year 2004 title La Regi n Puuc de Yucat n journal ... 1997 title La arquitectura de las ciudades Mayas del rea Puuc, Yucat n journal X Simposio de Investigaciones ... more details
Hide until it can be attended to Infobox Pre Columbian site name image image size 250px alt caption pushpin map map latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW W map caption Location within mapsize 250 country flag Mexico region municipality nearest town culture first occupied period conquered by abandoned responsible body restored by date restored dates excavated archaeological bodies notable archaeologists architectural styles number of temples number of monuments inscriptions Refimprove auto yes date December 2009 Edzn is a Maya civilization Maya archaeological site in the north of the Mexican state of Campeche . The site is open to visitors. The most remarkable building at the plaza is the main temple. Built on a platform 40 meters high, it provides a wide overview of the surroundings. Another significant building located in the plaza is a ball court. Two parallel structures make up the ball court. The top rooms of the ball court were possibly used to store images of the gods associated with the events, along with items needed for the games. ref cite web title Edzna, Campeche url http yucatantoday.com en topics edzna campeche work Yucatan Today accessdate 3 April 2011 ref Edzn was already inhabited in 400 BC, and it was abandoned circa 1500 AD. During the time of occupation, a government was set up whose power was legitimized by the relationship between governors and the deities. In the Mesoamerican chronology Late Classic period Edzn was part of the Calakmul polity. Edzn may have been inhabited as early as 600 BC but it took until 200 AD before it developed into a major city. The word Edzn comes from House of the Itz s which may suggest that the city was influenced by the family Itz long before they founded Chichen Itz . The architectural style of this site shows signs of the Puuc style, even though it is far from the Puuc Hills sites. The decline and eventual abandonment of Edzn still remains a mystery today. Edzn was discovered in 1907. ref http a ... more details
of the Harvest , both here and at other neighboring Puuc sites, stemmed from the scarcity of water ..., and step pyramid temples. While most is in the Puuc Maya style, some show Chenes elements. The site ... more details
Put n or Chontal Maya is a collective name for several groups of Maya civilization Maya that displaced much of the older leadership of the Geography of Mesoamerica Maya Region Maya Lowlands during the Mesoamerican chronology Late Classic and Postclassic. ref Schele & Freidel 1990, p.350 ref The Put n, who came from the Gulf coast in the northwest region of the Maya area, are generally held to have been more Mexicanized than their contemporaries. They were associated with the Puuc architecture architectural style and distinctive Maya ceramics orangeware pottery . ref Coe 1992, p.69 ref The Itza are often considered a group of Put n Maya. ref Schele & Freidel 1990, p.497 ref The contemporary Chontal Maya people Chontal Maya of Tabasco speak a closely related language. Notes reflist References refbegin indent yes BEGIN biblio format. If indent param. is used, Pls use a colon instead of asterisk for bullet markers in the references list cite book author aut Coe, Michael D. authorlink Michael D. Coe year 1992 title Breaking the Maya Code location London publisher Thames & Hudson isbn 0 500 05061 9 oclc 26605966 cite book author aut Schele, Linda authorlink Linda Schele coauthors and aut David Freidel year 1990 title A Forest of Kings The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya publisher William Morrow and Company William Morrow location New York isbn 0 688 07456 1 oclc 21295769 refend END biblio format style DEFAULTSORT Putun Maya Category Maya peoples mesoamerica stub ja fi Put nin mayat es Put n ... more details
Hide until it can be attended to Infobox Pre Columbian site name image image size 250px alt caption pushpin map map latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW W map caption Location within mapsize 250 country flag Mexico region municipality nearest town culture first occupied period conquered by abandoned responsible body restored by date restored dates excavated archaeological bodies notable archaeologists architectural styles number of temples number of monuments inscriptions Image Chicanna.jpg thumb 240px right Structure II File Chicanna..jpg thumb 240px right Structure XX Chicann was a Maya civilization Maya town from the Classic period. The name means House of the Serpent Mouth in the Mayan language. The site is located just two kilometers west of Becan in the Mexican state of Campeche on the Yucat n peninsula . Chicann was inhabited from 300 to 1100 . There is evidence that Chicann may have been dependent on Bec n for much of its existence. Chicann is one of the most striking examples in the region of the mixing of architectural styles. It s buildings have features of the R o Bec , Chenes and even the Puuc style from the north. It does not have large pyramids, but relatively small buildings with an ornateness and quality of decoration that suggests that this was a center for the regions elite. It s tallest structure is that of Structure XX. References cite book author Rider, Nick year 2010 title Yucatan & Mayan Mexico publisher Interlink Publishing Group location MA isbn 978 1 56656 795 4 External links Commonscat inline Chicanna, Campeche Maya sites coord 18.5069 N 89.4863 W source kolossus dewiki display title Category Former populated places in Mexico Category Maya sites in Campeche archaeology stub Yucatan geo stub bg de Chicann es Chicann it Chicann ka ru ... more details
from 875 to 900 CE. The site appears to have been the capital of a regional state in the Puuc region ... matched only by that of Palenque in elegance and beauty. Citation needed date April 2009 The Puuc .... year 2006 chapter Long twilight or new dawn? Transformation of Maya civilization in the Puuc region ... more details
, Cancuen , Quirigu , Uxmal , Tonin , Classic Veracruz Culture , Puuc style, Rio Bec style , Cob ... Uxmal Great Pyramid Sculptured Temple.jpg right 300px thumb Puuc style geometric design on a wall ... Mesoamerica Atlantean figures , Quetzalcoatl designs. Puuc Main Puuc So named after the Puuc hills ..., PuucPuuc architecture consists of veneer facing stones applied to a concrete core. Two fa ade ... more details
VAST 2006 http www.vision.ee.ethz.ch pmueller documents 2006 vast procedural reconstruction of puuc buildings Procedural 3D Reconstruction of Puuc Buildings in Xkipche.pdf Procedural 3D Reconstruction of Puuc Buildings in Xkipch Pascal Mueller, Tijl Vereenooghe, Peter Wonka, Iken Paap and Luc Van Gool ... more details
B alam , Balam , Balaam , B ahlam , Bahlam , Bahlum or Bolom are variant spellings which may refer to Asteroid 3749 Balam A Mayan language name for jaguar , see also Jaguars in Mesoamerican cultures A number of pre Columbian Maya civilization rulers bore the name B alam Itzamnaaj B alam r. ca. 697 , ruler of Dos Pilas aka Shield Jaguar Itzamnaaj B alam I r. ca. 4thC ? , ruler of Yaxchilan aka Shield Jaguar I Itzamnaaj B alam II r. 681 742 , ruler of Yaxchilan aka Shield Jaguar II the Great Itzamnaaj B alam III r. 769 800? , ruler of Yaxchilan aka Shield Jaguar III Kan B alam I r. 572 583 , ruler of Palenque Kaloomte B alam r. ca. 511 527 , 19th dynastic ruler of Tikal aka Curl Head Kayb il B alam r. early 16thC , Postclassic ruler of the Mam Maya people of the northern Guatemalan highland region at the time of the Spanish conquest K inich Kan B alam II r. 683 702 , ruler of Palenque, son of K inich Janaab Pakal Pacal the Great K inich K uk B alam II , fl. ca. 765 , ruler of Palenque K uk B alam I r. 431 435 , ruler of Palenque and founder of the state s dynastic line Unen B alam r. ca. 317 , Early Classic ruler of Tikal aka Baby Jaguar Yopaat B alam I r. 359 ? , ruler of Yaxchilan, founder of the state s dynastic line Yopaat B alam II r. ca. 749 , ruler of Yaxchilan Maya polities and archaeological sites B alam Maya polity , a Classic era Maya state, known from inscriptions but whose location is not determined Balamdzay , archaeological site in the Puuc region . Balamku , archaeological site in central Yucat n Peninsula Balamtun , archaeological site in the Pet n Basin region Other meanings David D. Balam , a Canadian astronomer Richard Balam , mathematician Balam demon , a demon in Judeo Christian tradition Balaam , a prophet in the Torah Na Bolom , a non profit foundation for the advancement of the indigenous Maya peoples of Chiapas, Mexico disambig de Balam pt Balam ro Balam ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Infobox Pre Columbian site name Chacmultun image Chacmultun Cabalpak.png image size 250px alt caption First storey of the Cabalpak building pushpin map Mexico Yucat n map latd 20 latm 10 lats 17 latNS N longd 89 longm 20 longs 41 longEW W map caption Location within Yucat n mapsize 250 country flag Mexico region Yucat n municipality nearest town culture first occupied period conquered by abandoned responsible body restored by date restored dates excavated archaeological bodies notable archaeologists architectural styles number of temples number of monuments inscriptions Chacmultun is an Maya civilization ancient Maya site in Mexico Mexico s Yucatan Yucatan Province that dates to the late Preclassic period. Chacmultun means mounds of red stone in the Maya language, the site got this name from the distinct red color of the buildings there. It is located 126 km from M rida, Yucat n M rida . Ancient Chacmultun Chacmultun s most distinguishing feature is the red stone from which its buildings are made. This color was the result of microorganisms living in the stone which turned red when they came into contact with air and water. The site was discovered in the 19th century by the Austrian explorer Teobert Maler , and was excavated in detail during the 1970s. The city center covers one square kilometer. There are four main districts of the city Chacmultun, Cabalpak, Xetpol and the Central district. These groups of buildings were built on hills or artificial terraces to make them seem more imposing. It is thought that the city had trade links with many other contemporary Maya sites in the area, like Edzna , Oxkintok , Uxmal and Kabah Maya site Kabah . Some buildings contain preserved Maya murals, which are quite rare. The city reached its peak during the Late Classic period, during the 10th century. The buildings at Chacmultun are designed in the Puuc architectural style, with elaborate frieze s decorating the buildings. The sit ... more details
phases of the Pyramid of the Magician were constructed in the Puuc style rather bare on the lower part and very ornate at higher levels. Early Puuc architecture included roof crests, inclined friezes , and an absence of mosaic decoration. Later Puuc styles were marked by the use of limestone in construction ... more details
close to the archaeological sites of Uxmal Heritage , Oxkintok and path Puuc , to the caves of Calcehtok ... period . It lies within the Mayan region known today as Puuc . The population was united with its ... more details
to explore the Puuc area thanks to this fact we still have detailed accounts about the people of Nohcacab ... name municipios Puuc Region . Local Festivals January 10 to 24 the feast in honor of Santo Cristo ... more details
of Maya architecture architectural styles, reminiscent of styles seen in central Mexico and of the Puuc ... of styles, including the Puuc and Chenes styles of the northern Yucat n Peninsula. ref name SharerTraxler06p562 ... of the Old Castle. Architectural styles The Puuc style architecture is concentrated in the Old Chichen ..., pp.562 563. ref The Puuc style building feature the usual mosaic decorated upper facades characteristic of the style but differ from the architecture of the Puuc heartland in their block masonry walls, as opposed to the fine veneers of the Puuc region proper. ref name SharerTraxler06p563 Sharer and Traxler ... in the north of Campeche state, lying between the Puuc and R o Bec regions. ref Sharer and Traxler ... constructed in the Puuc architectural style. The Spanish named this complex Las Monjas The Nuns ... of the Puuc style architecture of the city is concentrated. ref name SharerTraxler06p562 It includes ... more details
Puuc or La Ruta Maya . The largest of the Ruta Puuc sites is Uxmal , which was abandoned in the 12th century. A one hour drive to the northeast of Ruta Puuc are the surviving remains of the city of Mayap n ... more details
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