Yarmouth Roads Submerged Forest West
Yarmouth Roads Submerged Forest West Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Local Neolithic·🇲🇽 Yucatán Cenote, Mexico
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About Yarmouth Roads Submerged Forest West
Yarmouth Roads Submerged Forest West in Yucatán Cenote, Mexico is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) buried city attributed to Local Neolithic culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Local Neolithic site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) buried-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Yarmouth Roads Submerged Forest West
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Local Neolithic
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 800 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Local Neolithic
- Purpose
- Defensive enclosure and administrative site
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
21.4493° N · 90.5911° W · 6 m · 3 mapped features
Yarmouth Roads Submerged Forest West — Principal Feature
structurePrimary buried-city feature at Yarmouth Roads Submerged Forest West
21.4501° N · 90.5903° WYarmouth Roads Submerged Forest West — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Yarmouth Roads Submerged Forest West
21.4486° N · 90.5917° WYarmouth Roads Submerged Forest West — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Yarmouth Roads Submerged Forest West
21.4504° N · 90.5921° W