Xlapak
Xlapak (or Xlapac) is a small Maya archaeological site in the Yucatan Peninsula of southeastern Mexico. It is located in the heart of the Puuc region, about Script error: No such module "convert". from the archaeological site of Labná and a similar distance from Sayil, lying directly between the two sites.[2] It consists of three main groups in a valley of the Puuc Hills in Yucatán State,[3] a region of karst limestone forming the only major topographical feature of the peninsula.[4] The closest town is Oxkutzcab, about Script error: No such module "convert". to the northeast.
The site dates from the Late to Terminal Classic periods and was sited in an area suitable for agriculture.[5]
Restoration at Xlapak, and other nearby archaeological sites, was carried out in the first half of the 20th century by the Mexican Instituto de Antropologia e Historia (Institute of Anthropology and History).[6] Further archaeological investigation was carried out in 1965 under the direction of César A. Sáenz.[7]
The site
The site core is located in the flat valley bottom, while in the surrounding hills the remains of perishable structures have been found.[3]
The main feature of Group 1 is the Palace, which consists of nine rooms with decorated facades. Another palace is located in Group 2, it is decorated with columns.[3] The architecture is an example of the ostentatious style of the Classic or Fluorescent Puuc, in common with the nearby sites of Sayil, Labna, Kabah, and Uxmal.[8] Typical of this style are the highly decorated upper portions of the buildings that extend above the ceiling height.[9] The decorations at Xlapak are well preserved and include masks of the Yucatec Maya rain god Chaac.[1]
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- ↑ a b Digital Collections of the Brigham Young University
- ↑ Toscano Hernández & Huchim Herrera 2004, p. 84. Lorenzo Vidal & Muñoz Cosme 1997, p.360. Carmean & Sabloff 1996, p.319.
- ↑ a b c Toscano Hernández & Huchim Herrera 2004, p.84.
- ↑ Smyth & Dore 1992, p.4.
- ↑ Toscano Hernández & Huchim Herrera 2004, p.81.
- ↑ Rhyne, p.21.
- ↑ Rhyne, p.36.
- ↑ Lorenzo Vidal & Muñoz Cosme 1997, p.364.
- ↑ Lorenzo Vidal & Muñoz Cosme 1997, p.365.
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