Widely accepted17.4800° N · 92.0500° W · 150 m

Palenque — Temple of Inscriptions North Gallery

Palenque · Palenque N Gallery

Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)·Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom; Maya·🇲🇽 Chiapas, Palenque, Mexico

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About Palenque — Temple of Inscriptions North Gallery

Palenque — Temple of Inscriptions North Gallery in Chiapas, Palenque, Mexico is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and workshop area. Dimensions base 22.5 m × 22.5 m; height 12 m; inclination 52°; area 12.3 ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.

Why it mattersKey Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom pyramid with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 150 m elevation.

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Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

01Function and labor organization
02Construction technique

Theories

01Ceremonial centre
02Territorial marker

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History

How it came to be

Built: c. 2600 BCE
Period: Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)
Culture: Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom; Maya
Builders: Old Kingdom
Purpose: Funerary monument and ritual complex
Rediscovered: 1883
Excavation: Unexcavated

c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1029 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1896
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1510 CE
Abandonment

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Structures & features

17.4800° N · 92.0500° W · 150 m · 3 mapped features

Main Pyramid Core
pyramid
Main Pyramid Core at Palenque — Temple of Inscriptions North Gallery — pyramid with stratified deposits
17.4811° N · 92.0491° W
Mortuary Chapel
chapel
Mortuary Chapel at Palenque — Temple of Inscriptions North Gallery — chapel with stratified deposits
17.4787° N · 92.0475° W
Causeway Segment
causeway
Causeway Segment at Palenque — Temple of Inscriptions North Gallery — causeway with stratified deposits
17.4805° N · 92.0477° W

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Report2022
Palenque — Temple of Inscriptions North Gallery – Excavation Reports and Site Monograph
Site Project Directors · 2022 · National Heritage Institute / University Press
Primary excavation data
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