Uxmal — Nunnery Quadrangle North Building Mosaic Patio (Yucatán)
Uxmal N Patio
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban; Maya·🇲🇽 Yucatán, Uxmal, Mexico
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About Uxmal — Nunnery Quadrangle North Building Mosaic Patio (Yucatán)
Uxmal — Nunnery Quadrangle North Building Mosaic Patio (Yucatán) in Yucatán, Uxmal, Mexico is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and magnetometry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal citadel and workshop area. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area 10.8 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 40 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban; Maya
- Builders
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Rediscovered
- 1991
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1014 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1905
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
20.3600° N · 89.7700° W · 40 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Uxmal — Nunnery Quadrangle North Building Mosaic Patio (Yucatán) — structure with stratified deposits
20.3580° N · 89.7714° WAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Uxmal — Nunnery Quadrangle North Building Mosaic Patio (Yucatán) — complex with stratified deposits
20.3587° N · 89.7704° WOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Uxmal — Nunnery Quadrangle North Building Mosaic Patio (Yucatán) — outlier with stratified deposits
20.3585° N · 89.7680° W