Eastern Yucatan Settlement Outer — Yucatan (55-37)
Iron Age (regional)·Iron Age·🇲🇽 Yucatan, Mexico
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About Eastern Yucatan Settlement Outer — Yucatan (55-37)
Eastern Yucatan Settlement Outer — Yucatan (55-37) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Iron Age (regional) geoglyph of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for settlement 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 mattersEastern Yucatan Settlement Outer — Yucatan (55-37) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Iron Age (regional) geoglyph of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for settlem
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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. 1800 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (regional)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Settlement and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1800 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Eastern Yucatan Settlement Outer — Yucatan (55-37)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Eastern Yucatan Settlement Outer — Yucatan (55-37)
On the ground
Structures & features
21.3827° N · 89.7959° W · 473 m · 3 mapped features
Eastern Yucatan Settlement Outer — Yucatan (55-37) Main Geoglyph Feature
geoglyphPrimary geoglyph feature at Eastern Yucatan Settlement Outer — Yucatan (55-37) – central settlement and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
21.3828° N · 89.7958° WEastern Yucatan Settlement Outer — Yucatan (55-37) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Eastern Yucatan Settlement Outer — Yucatan (55-37) defining settlement or ritual space
21.3827° N · 89.7958° WEastern Yucatan Settlement Outer — Yucatan (55-37) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Eastern Yucatan Settlement Outer — Yucatan (55-37) ceremonial landscape
21.3829° N · 89.7960° W