Ocomtún
Sign in to saveOcomtún, whose original name could have been Maatz', is an ancient Late Classic Maya city located on the Yucatan Peninsula in the Mexican state of Campeche. Archaeologists from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History announced the discovery of the city in June 2023, after finding the ruins of several pyramid structures measuring approximately in height in a relatively unexplored area of the state. Analysis of pottery fragments found in the area indicate the area was inhabited by the Maya people between 600 CE and 800 CE, and that the city fell into ruin in around 1000 CE, coinc
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It is catalogued under topics including 2023 archaeological discoveries, Ancient cities and Ancient peoples.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Ocomtún
- Ancient site.native_name
- Maatz'
- Ancient site.map_type
- Mesoamerica
- Ancient site.map_caption
- Location within Mexico
- Ancient site.region
- Campeche
- Ancient site.built
- 250 - 1000 AD
- Ancient site.epochs
- Classic
- Ancient site.cultures
- Maya civilization
- Ancient site.discovered
- 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Maya civilization
- Located in
- Calakmul Municipality
- Area
- 50
- Significant event
- Classic Maya collapse
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- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1000-00-00
- time of discovery or invention
- 2023-06-00
- culture
- Maya civilization
- native label
- Ocomtún
- time period
- Mesoamerican Postclassic period
- inception
- 0600-00-00
- located in protected area
- Balamku
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Discovery
- The archaeological site
- References
Ocomtún, whose original name could have been Maatz', is an ancient Late Classic Maya city located on the Yucatan Peninsula in the Mexican state of Campeche. Archaeologists from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History announced the discovery of the city in June 2023, after finding the ruins of several pyramid structures measuring approximately in height in a relatively unexplored area of the state. Analysis of pottery fragments found in the area indicate the area was inhabited by the Maya people between 600 CE and 800 CE, and that the city fell into ruin in around 1000 CE, coinciding with the Classic Maya collapse. Archaeologists named the site Ocomtún after the Mayan word for stone column.
== Discovery == The site was discovered during an expedition led by Dr. Ivan Šprajc after he received Lidar images showing significant human cultural structures hidden in the landscape. Šprajc named the site after the many cylindrical columns scattered throughout the settlement. The research was carried out in May and June 2023.
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