Tamarindito
Sign in to saveTamarindito is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located along an escarpment in the Petén department of Guatemala. The city was the capital of the Petexbatún region of the southwestern Petén during the Early Classic period but was displaced by the newly founded conquest state of Dos Pilas. In the 8th century Tamarindito turned on its new overlord and defeated it. After the destruction of the Dos Pilas kingdom the region descended into chaos and suffered rapid population decline. The city was all but abandoned by the 9th century AD.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Tamarindito
- Ancient site.image
- Estela 3 de Tamarindito.jpg
- Ancient site.image_size
- 300px
- Ancient site.caption
- Stela 3 of Tamarindito
- Ancient site.map_type
- Guatemala
- Ancient site.map_caption
- Location within Guatemala
- Ancient site.location
- Sayaxché
- Ancient site.region
- Petén Department, Guatemala
- Ancient site.abandoned
- 9th century AD
- Ancient site.epochs
- Classic
- Ancient site.cultures
- Maya
- Ancient site.event
- Conquered by:Dos Pilas
- Ancient site.excavations
- 1990–1994, 2009–
- Ancient site.archaeologists
- Stephen D. Houston, Oswaldo Chinchilla, Juan Antonio Valdés, Markus Eberl Petexbatun Regional Archaeological Project
- Ancient site.architectural_styles
- Classic Maya
- Ancient site.architectural_details
- Number of monuments: 20
- Ancient site.notes
- Responsible body: Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes / Instituto de Antropología e Historia
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- Estela 3 de Tamarindito.jpg
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13 sectionsContents
- Location
- Known rulers
- History
- Modern History
- The site
- Group A
- Group B
- Royal tomb
- Minor groups
- Terraces
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
Tamarindito is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located along an escarpment in the Petén department of Guatemala. The city was the capital of the Petexbatún region of the southwestern Petén during the Early Classic period but was displaced by the newly founded conquest state of Dos Pilas. In the 8th century Tamarindito turned on its new overlord and defeated it. After the destruction of the Dos Pilas kingdom the region descended into chaos and suffered rapid population decline. The city was all but abandoned by the 9th century AD.
Tamarindito was the third largest city in the Petexbatún region. The site was one of the earliest cities established in the area of the Pasion River, together with Altar de Sacrificios and Tres Islas. Tamarindito was also the first site in the Petexbatún region to gain the right to use its own Emblem Glyph.
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