Puuc is the name of either a region in the Mexican state of Yucatán or a Maya architectural style prevalent in that region. The word puuc is derived from...
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Kabaah, Kabáh, Kahbah and Kaba) is a Maya archaeological site in the Puuc region of western Yucatan, south of Mérida. It was incorporated together with...
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Maya civilization (section Puuc)
uncommon at Puuc sites. The Chenes style is very similar to the Puuc style, but predates the use of the mosaic façades of the Puuc region. It featured...
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located in the Puuc region of the western Yucatán Peninsula, and is considered one of the Maya cities most representative of the region's dominant architectural...
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monumental Puuc style architecture, the partially ruined Grand Palace of Sayil. The site is located in the karst limestone hills of the Puuc region of the...
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Oxkintok is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in the Puuc region of Yucatán state, in southeastern Mexico. The site of Oxkintok is located on the...
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ceremonial center of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in the Puuc Hills region of the Yucatán Peninsula. It is situated to the south of the large...
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patterns which indicate the presence of traded organic goods. In the Puuc region, more central Mexican obsidian entered and while it does appear to be...
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Peninsula of southeastern Mexico. It is located in the heart of the Puuc region, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the archaeological site of Labná and...
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from Terminal Classic Maya sites, with most examples occurring in the Puuc region of Yucatán (Amrhein 2001). Uxmal has the largest collection, with eleven...
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examples are indicated from Maya civilization sites such as Uxmal and other Puuc region sites of the Yucatán, dating from around the late 9th-century decline...
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site in the Puuc region Balamku, archaeological site in central Yucatán Peninsula Balamtun, archaeological site in the Petén Basin region Casa Na Bolom...
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architectural styles, reminiscent of styles seen in central Mexico and of the Puuc and Chenes styles of the Northern Maya lowlands. The presence of central...
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Kiuic is a Maya archaeological site in the Puuc region of Yucatán, Mexico. Kiuic (/kjuˈiːk/ kyoo-EEK) was a Maya city of the Late and Terminal Maya Classic...
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Classic and early Postclassic periods of Mesoamerica between the Puuc and Chenes region. This location in the transition zone of both regions makes Tohcok...
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ancient archaeological site of the Maya civilization located in the Puuc region of Campeche in Mexico, near the city of Hopelchén. The ancient settlement...
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April 2016. Andrews, George F. (1990) [1984]. "Architectural survey Puuc region : 1984 field season. Volume I" (PDF). Austin, Texas: University of Texas...
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was made with stone from Rajasthan, similar to the stone found in the Puuc region of Yucatán, and worked by expert Indian stonecutters. The project was...
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structure in the Maya ruin complex of Uxmal. Uxmal is located in the Puuc region of Mexico and was one of the largest cities on the Yucatán Peninsula...
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here. Relief columns flanking doorways in public buildings from the Puuc region (northwestern Yucatan) and similar in decoration to stelas. Altars, rounded...
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Canyon. Later pueblos used mud bricks (adobe) for the veneer. In the Puuc region, and as far south as at least Tikal, the Mayans developed core-and-veneer...
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did early examinations and excavations of several sites in the Maya Puuc region, including Loltun and Labná; at the latter site publishing a monograph...
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non-Maya calendrical glyphs. Stelae at Oxkintok, to the north in the Puuc region of the Yucatán Peninsula, divided the face of the stela into up to three...
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study Maya caves: Caves: Register of Prehispanic Cultures Evidence in Puuc Region, 1997, and The cult of the cenotes in the centre of the Yucatan. In 2008...
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archaeological sites including: Uxmal, Kabah, Nohpat, Xcoh and Mul chic (Puuc Region). "Presidente Municipal" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: PRI. 2012. Retrieved...
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the Petén region. Examples are known from minor structures at Tikal but the closest corresponding architecture comes from the Puuc region of the northern...
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hills: Classic Maya settlement patterns and political iconography in the Puuc region, Mexico. Ancient Mesoamerica, 5(1), 63-95. Sprajc, I. (2015). Governor's...
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pre-Columbian times when the development of the Mayan culture began in the Puuc area; This is attested to by the archaeological sites of Chacmultún, Canahaltún...
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rise to prominence of Puuc settlements in the northern Maya lowlands, so named after the hills where they are mainly found. Puuc settlements are specifically...
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Mesoamerican architecture (section Puuc)
chacmools, Atlantean figures, Quetzalcoatl designs. So named after the Puuc hills in which this style developed and flourished during the latter portion...
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