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Caracol is the most important Ancient City

          

Maya Prehistory and Caracol

April 18, 2010

1200 B.C.-250 A.D.

Preclassic Small sedentary villages followed by development of monumentality and larger centers.
ca. 600-900 B.C.
Earliest known habitation at Caracol.
ca. A.D. 70
Structure A6-1st, “Temple of the Wooden Lintel,” constructed and consecrated; locus B34 burial; full Maya ritual complex present at Caracol.
ca. A.D. 150
Elaborate burial placed in Structure B34 locus.
A.D. 250-900
Classic “Peak” of Maya civilization; pyramids, tombs, inscriptions, widespread trade; by A.D. 800 Maya “collapse” is underway.
A.D. 331
Caracol Royal dynasty “officially” founded.
ca. A.D. 480
Unknown ruler’s tomb placed in Structure D16.
A.D. 531
Accession of Lord Water’s predecessor.
A.D. 537
Use of initial tomb in Structure B20-3rd.
A.D. 553
Accession of Caracol Ruler Lord Water.
A.D. 556
“Axe-Event” involving Tikal.
A.D. 562
“Star-War” defeat of Tikal by Caracol.
A.D. 575
Birth of Smoke Ahau.
A.D. 577
One of three tombs in Structure B20-2nd used.
A.D. 577 or 582
Front tomb in Structure A34 consecrated.
A.D. 588
Birth of Caracol Ruler Kan II.
A.D. 599
Accession of Caracol Lord Smoke Ahau.
A.D. 614
Tomb in Structure L3-2nd covered.
A.D. 618
Accession of Kan II.
A.D. 626-636
Naranjo wars; major expansion of Caracol follows.
A.D. 634
Woman’s tomb in Structure B19-2nd closed.
A.D. 658
Accession of Caracol Ruler Smoke Skull; Death of Kan II.
A.D. 680
Naranjo’s war of independence.
A.D. 696
Tomb in Structure A3-1st covered.
A.D. 702
Capture of Ixkun lord noted on Stela 21.
A.D. 800
Capture of 3 prisoners, including Ucanal lord, by Caracol Ruler Hok K’awil or his underlings.
A.D. 859
Last recorded date at Caracol on Stela 10.
A.D. 900-1500
Postclassic Most major sites located away from Classic Period centers, but near water. Sites are generally characterized by low-lying as opposed to monumental architecture.
ca. A.D. 1050
Last use of Caracol Structure A6; Caracol totally abandoned.
A.D. 1500-present
“Historic” Europeans arrive in the New World; most native Maya populations disseminated by disease; others disrupted by warfare and forced population movements. Native populations still comprise over 50% of Guatemala and Yucatan.

*Timeline revised from A. Chase and D. Chase 1996

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Description of Words

Altar : Usually a round, flat stone, these may have pictures or hieroglyphs carved into them.

Archaeology : The study of the past. It often involves digging up the remains of ancient people.
Caana : The tallest set of buildings at Caracol; Caana in Maya means “sky place.” It is made up of palaces and temples.
Caches : Something hidden, usually a pottery container with special things inside, such as jadeite or carved shell.
Caracol : An ancient Maya city; it is located just south of modern Belize, in the Yucatan in Mexico. Over 1,400 years ago (A.D. 650) the city of Caracol was the home of over 100,000 people.
Excavation : Digging to uncover the remains of buildings and artifacts.

Hieroglyphs : Also known as Glyphs; these are the Maya way of writing.
Intensive Farming : Farming that takes more work, but allows farmland to be used every year.
Jadeite : A hard green stone valued by the Maya. It was often made into jewelry.
Katun : 20 Maya years = 7,200 Kins(days)
Kin: A day.
Maya : People native to parts of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras. From archaeology we know that they were in this area by 3000 years ago (1000BC); they are still living today.
Milpa:Also called Swidden farming. A kind of farming in which the land is cleared by burning. Land cannot be used every year with this type of farming.

Palace : A building with many different rooms; these were probably the places where wealthy people and members of the royal family lived
Santa Rita Corozal : Ancient Maya capital city located in northern Belize. It reached it height approximately 500 years ago.
Stela : A tall stone, usually carved with pictures of rulers and hieroglyphs that tell about them.
Temple : A pyramid that usually has a building on top and was used primarily for religious reasons.
Terraces : Stone walls that hold soil for farming.
Tun : A Maya year = 18 Uinals or 360 Kins(days).
Uinal : A Maya month = 20 Kins (or 20 days).

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