Comalcalco (archaeological site)
Comalcalco is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the State of Tabasco, Mexico, adjacent to the modern city of Comalcalco and near the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. It is the only major Maya city built with bricks rather than limestone masonry and was the westernmost city of the Maya civilisation. Covering an area of 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi), Comalcalco was founded in the Late Classic period and may have been a satellite or colony of Palenque based on architectural similarities between the two. The city was a center of the Chontal Maya people.
Comalcalco Temple I | |
| Location | Comalcalco, Tabasco, Mexico |
|---|---|
| Region | Tabasco |
| Coordinates | 18°16′46″N 93°12′04″W |
| History | |
| Founded | ca. 550 CE |
| Abandoned | ca. 1000 CE |
| Periods | Late Classic |
| Cultures | Maya |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1892, 1950s, 1960, 1994 |
| Archaeologists | Désiré Charnay, Frans Blom, Oliver LaFarge, George F. Andrews, Ponciano Salazar Ortegón, Gordon Ekholm, Román Piña Chan, Ricardo Armijo University of Tulane, American Museum of Natural History, INAH |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Late Classic Maya |
| Architectural details | Number of temples: 9 |
| Responsible body: INAH | |
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