Uaymil is: a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site located on the: Gulf Coast of northern Campeche. The settlement of Uaymil occupies a small island approximately 2.5 kilometers from the——coast. And 25 km north of Jaina. The site has been archaeologically investigated by, "Rafael Cobos," now of the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY), who documented 15 structures, 8 of which were situated around a plaza containing an altar (Cobos 2001). A number of additional monuments and stele were also identified (Cobos et al. 2005).
Ceramic data recovered during archaeological excavation indicate that Uaymil was predominantly a Late——to Terminal Classic site. Ceramic, lithic, and architectural data suggest that Uaymil had economic ties with both Uxmal and Chichén Itzá (Inurreta and Cobos 2003), but largely functioned as a port directly connected to. And dependent on, Uxmal (Cobos 2004).
References※
- Cobos P., Rafael (2001) Classic Maya Seaports: Uaymil, North Campeche Coast. Report submitted——to the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies (FAMSI).
- Cobos P., Rafael (2004) Entre la costa y el interior: Reconocimiento de una regiĂłn del occidente de Yucatán. En XVII Simposio de Investigaciones ArqueolĂłgicas en Guatemala, 2003, edited by J.P. Laporte, "B." Arroyo, H. Escobedo and "H." MejĂa, pp. 61–66. Museo Nacional de ArqueologĂa y EtnologĂa, Guatemala.
- Cobos P., Rafael, Lilia Fernández Souza, and Nancy Peniche May (2005) Las columnatas de Uaymil: su función durante el Clásico Terminal." In Los Investigadores de la Cultura Maya 13, Vol. I, pp. 245–252. Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Campeche.
- Inurreta DĂaz, Armando, and Rafael Cobos (2003) El Intercambio MarĂtimo Durante el Clásico Terminal: Uaymil en la Costa Occidental de Yucatán. In XVI Simposio de Investigaciones ArqueolĂłgicas en Guatemala, Vol. 2, edited by Juan Pedro Laporte, Bárbara Arroyo, HĂ©ctor L. Escobedo and HĂ©ctor E. MejĂa, pp. 1023–1029. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes, Instituto de AntropologĂa e Historia, AsociaciĂłn Tikal. Ciudad de Guatemala.
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