Mexican Pre-Hispanic Sites Image Gallery
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Identifier
090
Medium
Photograph
Date Created
11-1984
Country
Mexico
State
Quintana Roo
Cultures
Maya Civilization
Periods
Late Postclassic to Contact
Keywords
Tulum Site (Mexico)--Antiquities; Maya architecture;
Description
Alt Text: View of a large stone structure on top of cliffs next to a sandy beach along the water. Description: Tulum, El Castillo and Temple of the Descending God.
Copyright
©1984 Carl L. Thurman
Creative Commons License
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Type
Image
File Format
image/tiff
Recommended Citation
Thurman, Carl L., "Tulum [photo 11]" (1984). Mexican Pre-Hispanic Sites Image Gallery. 90.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/mayan/90
Comments
Tulum is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya and achieved its greatest prominence between the 13th and 15th centuries. There are three major structures of interest at the Tulum archeological site. El Castillo, the Temple of the Frescoes, and the Temple of the Descending God.