Archaeological sites in your country

[Ianus]

Pompei

Valle dei templi

Foro Romano

Val Camonica

Mozia

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[Tequilo]

Palenque, Chiapas, México

Palenque (Bàak'[pronunciation?] in Modern Maya) was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that flourished in the 7th century. The Palenque ruins date back to 226 BC to around 799 AD. After its decline, it was absorbed into the jungle, which is made up of cedar, mahogany, and sapodilla trees,[1] but has been excavated and restored and is now a famous archaeological site attracting thousands of visitors. It is located near the Usumacinta River in the Mexican state of Chiapas, located about 130 km (81 mi) south of Ciudad del Carmen[citation needed] about 150 m (164 yd) above sea level. It stays at a humid 26°C (79°F) with roughly 2160 mm (85 in) of rain a year.[1]
Palenque is a medium-sized site, much smaller than such huge sites as Tikal, Chichen Itza, or Copán, but it contains some of the finest architecture, sculpture, roof comb and bas-relief carvings that the Mayas produced. Much of the history of Palenque has been reconstructed from reading the hieroglyphic inscriptions on the many monuments; historians now have a long sequence of the ruling dynasty of Palenque in the 5th century and extensive knowledge of the city-state's rivalry with other states such as Calakmul and Toniná. The most famous ruler of Palenque was Pacal the Great whose tomb has been found and excavated in the Temple of the Inscriptions.

[Tequilo]

[Tequilo]

Temple of the Inscriptions and Tomb of Pakal the Great

[Graham]

You wonder if there are any secret passageways and rooms in those large buildings. Looking at the amount of space left.

[Eckhart]

Tequilo nice thread, i will probably show some archaeological sites but i think there must be also a thread here somewhere where users have posted random pics from most sites. For now take this balcony from the Illyrian times

I must say i am amazed by meso-american culture and i really want to visit those places and see them myself one day. I just recently finished reading The Boys Prescott: Conquest of Mexico by Helen Ward Banks, i highly recommend it. If you want you can read it online here http://www.heritage-history.com/?c=r...&story=_review

Also here there are some Aztec relics found from the Hernan Cortes shipwreck of 1757

http://www.adventures-inc.com/cortes-shipwreck.htm

[Tequilo]

^^^

Thank you, Eckhart. Nice balcony and interesting pages. Thanks for sharing

I hope your contributions to nourish this thread and welcome to Mexico when you want

[Tequilo]

Uxmal, Yucatán, México

Uxmal (Yucatec Maya: Óoxmáal [óˑʃmáˑl]) is an ancient Maya city of the classical period in present-day Mexico. It is considered one of the most important archaeological sites of Maya culture, along with Chichen Itza in Mexico; Caracol and Xunantunich in Belize, and Tikal in Guatemala. It is located in the Puuc region and is considered one of the Maya cities most representative of the region's dominant architectural style. It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in recognition of its significance.
It is located 62 km south of Mérida, capital of Yucatán state in Mexico. Its buildings are noted for their size and decoration. Ancient roads called sacbes connect the buildings, and also were built to other cities in the area such as Chichén Itzá, Caracol and Xunantunich in modern-day Belize, and Tikal in modern-day Guatemala.

[Tequilo]

[Armand_Duval]

Mexico is amazingly rich regarding archeological sites, I've personally been to Teotihuacan, Xochicalco, The Aztec Mayor Temple, Tulum, Chichen Itza and Tula, and I never stop getting amazed for all that glory.

Europe has also "heavyweights" regading this subject, Grece and Rome should be a gold mine of archeological sites.