TIKAL

tēkälˈ, ruined city of the Classic Period of the Maya, N central Petén, Guatemala. The largest and possibly the oldest of the Maya cities, Tikal consists of nine groups of courts and plazas built on hilly land above surrounding swamps (which may have been lakes in former times) and interconnected by bridges and causeways. The main civic and religious center of the city covers about 500 acres (200 hectares). Temples and palaces rise above the plazas. The design of the buildings is for the most part monumental and static and utilizes harmonious combinations of solid masses. The tallest structure, a temple, is 229 ft (70 m) high. With a backdrop of lush tropical vegetation the abandoned city is an impressive sight.

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books on: Tikal  - 213 results

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Mesoamerica's Classic Heritage: From Teotihuacan to the Aztecs
Book by David Carrasco, Lindsay Jones, Scott Sessions; University Press of Colorado, 2000
Subjects: Indians Of Mexico--Antiquities, Mexico--Antiquities
...Structures 21, 21A, and 26, Copan. 455 15.1. Teotihuacan-style paintings from Tikal ceramics. 467 15.2. Personages from Stela 31 of Tikal. 468 15.3. Tikal Stela 32. 469 15.4. Four prominent name glyphs from Tikal Stela 31. 470 15...
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The Maya and Teotihuacan: Reinterpreting Early Classic Interaction
Book by Geoffrey E. Braswell; University of Texas Press, 2003
Subjects: Central America--Antiquities, Mayas--Antiquities, Mexico--Antiquities, Teotihuacaan Site (San Juan Teotihuacaan, Mexico)
...Templo del Talud-Tablero, Mundo Perdido, Tikal (Estructura 5C-49). In XI simposio...y funci6n de los artefactos de hueso en Tikal, Guatemala. Revista espanola de antropologia...conjunto de palacios de Mundo Perdido, Tikal (Estructuras 5C-45/47). In XII simposio...
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Royal Courts of the Ancient Maya: Data and Case Studies - Vol. 2
Book by Takeshi Inomata, Stephen D. Houston; Westview Press, 2001
Subjects: Central America--Antiquities, Inscriptions, Mayan, Maya Architecture, Mayas--Antiquities, Mayas--Kings And Rulers, Mexico--Antiquities, Royal Houses--Central America, Royal Houses--Mexico
...Peter. 1970. "The Central Acropolis, Tikal, Guatemala: A Preliminary Study of the...University of Pennsylvania. . 1986. "Tikal: Selected Topics." In Elizabeth Benson...PreColumbian Studies. . 1999. The Lords of Tikal, Rulers of an Ancient Maya City . New...
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The World of the Ancient Maya
Book by John S. Henderson; Cornell University Press, 1997
Subjects: Mayas
...and Altar 5, Twin-Pyramid Complex N, Tikal. Stela 16 bears the portrait of Ah Cacao...peers in the Late Preclassic period, but Tikal gradually gained the upper hand. Uaxactuns nobles began to mention Tikal in their monumental texts early in the...
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The Art and Architecture of Ancient America: The Mexican, Maya, and Andean Peoples
Book by George Kubler; Penguin Books, 1962
Subjects: Indian Architecture, Indian Art, Indians--Antiquities, Latin America--Antiquities
21. F. Rainey, "The Tikal Project'", University Museum Bulletin...48, described the newly discovered Tikal assemblages called 'twin pyramid complexes...their four sides'. Further details in Tikal Reports , nos 1-4 1958 , 9-10. The...
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Tikal: Dynasties, Foreigners, and Affairs of State: Advancing Maya Archaeology
Journal article by R.E.W. Adams; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 10, 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Tikal: Dynasties, Foreigners, and Affairs of State, Advancing Maya Archaeology (Book)--Book reviews
Tikal: Dynasties, Foreigners, and Affairs of...W. Adams SABLOFF, JEREMY A. (ed.). Tikal: dynasties, foreigners, and affairs of...seminal questions, such as the date of the Tikal dynastys founding (c.AD 100). He considers...
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A Borderland Colloquy: Altar Q, Copán, Honduras
Journal article by Adam Herring; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 87, 2005
Subjects: Copan Honduras, Historic artifacts, Mayan civilization, Memorials & monuments, Rites & ceremonies, Sculpture
...other treats the early historical rulers of Tikal.23 Less burdened with mythological embellishment...Campeche) (Fig. 9). Of these cities, Tikal and Calakmul are today the best known in...leadership stridently claimed.31 On the map, Tikal lies about a good one hundred and fifty...
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Conceptualizing Prehistoric Water Scarcity in the Central Maya Lowlands: the Influence of a Critical Resource on Settlement Patterns and Political Economy
Journal article by Rebecca K. Zarger; Georgia Journal of Ecological Anthropology, Vol. 2, 1998
Subjects: Political economy, Scarcity, Water supply, Yucatan Peninsula
...the Early Classic period: El Mirador; Tikal; Uaxactun; etc. (Ford 1996). This...being the location of the largest centers (Tikal being a good example) and the densest...shaped Mayan polities, based on his work at Tikal, a large urban center, and Kinal, a...
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The Maya
Journal article by David Freidel; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 12, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Maya, 7th ed. (Book)--Book reviews
...west to conquer the major Maya city of Tikal in January of AD 378. Stuart identified...ancient Waka, some 75 km due west of Tikal, that placed Siyaj Kahk there eight days before he arrived at Tikal. My current archaeological research project...
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Culture, Ecology, and the Classic Maya Collapse
Journal article by Ii B.L. Turner; The Geographical Review, Vol. 96, 2006
Subjects: 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
...heartland by an army from Teotihuacan (Basin of Mexico), the defeat of the Tikal Maya and rise of a new Tikal (or Mutal) dynasty, and the subsequent prolonged war between Tikal and Calakmul (or Kaan). This last conflict was a most taxing affair...
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Woman Power in the Maya World
Magazine article by Chris Hardman; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 60, May-June 2008
Subjects: Ancient cities--Social aspects, Archaeology, Women--Social aspects
...capitals--Calakmul to the north and Tikal to the east--and that in its history...eventual demise of Waka at the hands of a Tikal king. ILLUSTRATION OMITTED "We know a...it was considered an act of betrayal by Tikal, which eventually defeated Waka in 743...
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Hidden in the Trees
Magazine article by Nathan Oates; The Antioch Review, Vol. 65, Spring 2007
...of coins. Max had booked this ride to Tikal yesterday afternoon, while shed gone down...tickets. "I thought youd like to go. Its Tikal, you know. Not exactly the middle of...as he didnt leave her. Three days after Tikal they were in Guatemala, at Lake Atitlan...
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Guatemalan Passion: Easter in Central America
Magazine article by Wayne E. Mossman; PSA Journal, Vol. 55, June 1989
Subjects: Guatemala--Description and travel, Travel photography--Guatemala
...surrounded by volcanos; and the Mayan ruins of Tikal. "Now this," I said, "is worth checking...City to prepare for out last destination, Tikal. The forty-five minute plane ride to...conditioning). Our guide was well versed on Tikal, and by the time we arrived at the site...
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The Empty House
Magazine article by Nathan Oates; The Antioch Review, Vol. 65, Fall 2007
...that theyd missed their charter flight to Tikal or some other failure in their trip. Nights...thats fine. I havent even been up to Tikal yet." "No, everything is fine. Its...we were going. He asked if Id been to Tikal. I said Id missed it, too hard to get...
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Living Mayans: At Its Height, the Maya Civilisation Encompassed Numerous City-States Housing as Many as Ten Million People. Then, It Suddenly and Mysteriously Collapsed. Dominic Hamilton Sets out along the Popular Ruta Maya to Sample Its Spectacular Archaeological Legacy and Finds an Ancient Culture That Is Still Very Much Alive
Magazine article by Dominic Hamilton; Geographical, Vol. 78, May 2006
Subjects: Mayan culture--Analysis, Mayas--Demographic aspects, Mayas--Forecasts and trends
...Americas, the 46-metre-high Temple IV at Tikal in northwestern Guatemala. Here, during...canopy towers. The greatest of the great Tikal, rediscovered in 1848 by a Guatemalan...an equally enchanting forest setting as Tikal, are many peoples favorite stop on the...
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newspaper articles on: Tikal  - 29 results

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Guatemala; Ruins Tower over Ancient Jungle Sites Still Covered
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 21, 2006
...ceremonial site, unlike the better known Tikal, which, like Yaxha, also is part of...square-mile Maya Biosphere Reserve. Tikal impresses us with its size - 222 square...archaeologists estimate that at one time, Tikal and its surrounding areas had a population...
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The Mayan Attraction; after Years of Natural Disasters and Civil War, Guatemala Is at Last at Peace with Itself. and as Clemmie Hambro Discovers, It Is a Country Full of Potential, with Ancient Cultures, Great Shopping and Swathes of Jungle to Explore
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), July 22, 2005
...of. The big drum roll in Guatemala is Tikal. Situated in the jungly, humid northern...and most of the temples were built and Tikal was a thriving city. In the fourth century...Great Jaguar Paw and General Smoking Frog, Tikal adopted brutal methods of warfare that...
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Having a as Guests Howling Time of Jungle Jim; the Beauty of Wild Belize Beats Those Birthday Blues
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), November 3, 1996
...Guatemala and Belize. We started in Tikal in the northern Guatemala rainforest...which at the peak of its power rivalled Tikal - only some 60 miles away but still relatively...relating the victory of Caracol over Tikal during a war. It depicts the captured...
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BACK TO THE JUNGLE; and This Time It's Luxurious! I'm A Celebrity Winner CAROL THATCHER Explores the Wilds of Central America . .
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 16, 2006
...is home to the magnificent Mayan site of Tikal with its five 200ft high pyramid-shaped...There are some 460 bird species around the Tikal area, including a range of intensely coloured parrots. The great civilisation of Tikal witnessed the reign of some 34 kings and...
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Seeing Is Belizeing Whale Sharks Are the Talk of the Placencia Lagoon, a Fishing Village Hideout Blessed with Mayan Temples, Glorious Beaches and New Spa Resorts
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), January 24, 2007
Subjects: Health resorts
...classic and postclassic sites here, including the sprawling metropolis of Tikal over the border in Guatemala, are some of the finest in the Mayan world...000. One inscription here records a military victory over the army of Tikal in 562AD.
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encyclopedia articles on: Tikal  - 4 results

 
 
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Tikal
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TIKAL tekal , ruined city of the Classic Period of the Maya , N central Peten, Guatemala. The largest and possibly the oldest of the Maya cities, Tikal consists of nine groups of courts and plazas built on hilly land above surrounding...
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Pre-Columbian Art and Architecture
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...found in three main regions: the Peten district (Uaxactun and Tikal ); the cities of the river valleys, such as Piedras Negras...Kaminaljuyu and in varying degrees at other sites, including Tikal and Uaxactun. Erected on high land above the surrounding swamps...
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Maya , Indigenous People of Mexico and Central America
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...come from the civic centers. These civic centers were numerous, including Copan in Honduras, El Mirador, Piedras Negras , Tikal , and Uaxactun in the N central Peten region of Guatemala, and Palenque and Uxmal in Mexico. Neither during the Classic period...
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PetÉn
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...agricultural population. It is noted chiefly today as the scene of large-scale excavations of great archaeological ruins, notably Tikal and Uaxactun. Although the Spanish nominally conquered the area and Cortes passed through it on his march to Honduras (1524...


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