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El Tintal

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was deliberately mutilated during the Late Classic, the surviving parts of Stela 1 depict two feet in profile above a band containing other elements. The stela measures 4.5 metres (15 ft) high, 2 metres (6.6 ft) wide and 0.4 metres (16 in) thick. It is judged to predate Tikal Stela 29 on stylistic grounds, the latter bears a Maya
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analysis has revealed that El Tintal was most heavily occupied during the Late Preclassic (300 BC – AD 150) and in the Late Classic. Preclassic ceramic finds are of a type found throughout the Mirador Basin, but Late Classic ceramics are of a type distinct from those found at other sites in the
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The Mirador Basin Project mapped 9 square kilometres (3.5 sq mi) around the monumental architecture of El Tintal, recording 850 major structures reaching up to 50 metres (160 ft) high. Wide causeways connected various parts of the site, as well as connecting the city with a network of
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Stela 1 was recarved sometime before the Early Classic Period, with elements of the earlier design surviving on the butt of the monument. The preserved designs on the butt include hundreds of carved lines and symbols forming graffiti in a style typical of Preclassic imagery in the region. The stela
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This complex consists of the civic centre of the city. It is completely surrounded by wide, deep ditch with an average width of 15 metres (49 ft), measuring up to 8 metres (26 ft) deep and with a total length of 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi). Due to the presence of Preclassic residential
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The Mano de LeĂłn Complex is the most heavily looted area of the city, with 945 looters' trenches mapped by the Mirador Basin Project. An important find in a heavily looted area to the southwest of the complex was that of a painted ceramic vessel in a modified Codex style and dating to around AD
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and only accessible by mule trails. The site occupies a hill, with four swampy areas within the site core. The swamps of the Mirador Basin appear to have been the primary attraction for the first inhabitants of the area as evidenced by the unusual cluster of large cities clustered around them.
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structures along the edge of the ditch, the ditch is believed to date from that period. The ditch was likely to have been defensive in nature although it is possible that it had other functions, such as supplying water or providing a social or political boundary within the city.
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The causeway system linking the sites of El Tintal, El Mirador and Nakbé involved a significant labour investment and an enormous quantity of construction materials, indicating an accomplished engineering programme in the Preclassic Period.
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Although the site's existence was known to archaeologists for decades, due to its remote location no thorough investigation of the site took place until 2004, when the
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stating that it was a drinking vessel belonging to Yopaat B'ahlam, an important lord who is named in a variety of texts from Late Classic sites in the Mirador Basin.
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recovered from the site date to the Late Preclassic and Early Classic periods, and construction continued at the site in the Late Classic period.
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Justeson, John S.; Peter Mathews (July 1983). "The Seating of the Tun: Further Evidence concerning a Late Preclassic Lowland Maya Stela Cult".
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II Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas en Guatemala, 1988 (edited by J.P. Laporte, S. Villagrán, H. Escobedo, D. de González y J. Valdés)
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López, Francisco; Enrique Hernández; Gustavo Martínez; Thomas Schreiner; Marvin Prado (2014). B. Arroyo; L. Méndez Salinas; L. Paiz (eds.).
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El Tintal was first visited by Heinrich Berlin in the 1950s but it was not until 1970 that test pits were excavated by archaeologists
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is located north of the triadic pyramid near the centre of the site and is the largest ballcourt yet found in the Maya lowlands.
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estimated to have a height of 44 metres (144 ft) with a massive base measuring 105 by 78 metres (344 by 256 ft).
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XVIII Simposio de Investigaciones ArqueolĂłgicas en Guatemala, 2004 (edited by J.P. Laporte, B. Arroyo and H. MejĂ­a)
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IV Simposio de Investigaciones ArqueolĂłgicas en Guatemala, 1990 (edited by J.P. Laporte, H. Escobedo and S. Brady)
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This complex contains the largest pyramid at El Tintal, measuring 50 metres (160 ft) high and known as
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This group has been heavily looted, with 508 looters' trenches mapped by the Mirador Basin Project.
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altar that had been displaced by the looters. The sandstone used for Stela 1 probably came from the
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A jade plaque has been recovered from El Tintal bearing a design very similar to a design from an
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View from the triadic pyramid at El Tintal, looking towards the pyramids of a neighbouring site.
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1. The Mirador Basin Project carried out the first systematic excavations at the site in 2004.
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date equivalent to a date in AD 292. El Tintal Stela 1 was associated with a circular
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basin, suggesting cultural diversion as population levels fell after the Preclassic.
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Hammond, Norman (April 1982). "A Late Formative Period Stela in the Maya Lowlands".
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and implies unusual cultural contacts with this relatively distant region.
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The First Maya Civilization: Ritual and Power Before the Classic Period
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The site was investigated in 1990 under the direction of archaeologist
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700–750, in the Late Classic. It bears depictions of the
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floor, a large shell was found nearby surrounded by pieces of
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Project carried out the first systematic excavations.
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Drawing of a Mayan stone carving with elaborate decoration.
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