Details of the ancient city of Tikal

Tikal site is an example of late pre-classical changes. It is a famous Mayan city-state, located in northern Guatemala. 1000 years ago, it was a big city with 65 square kilometers, with a population of more than 50,000 and a population of 2 million in the nearby area. There are hundreds of palaces, temples, stone tablets, pyramids and other buildings in this city.

After 250 BC, the distribution of the site was greatly expanded than before. At the same time, the etiquette area of the North Acropolis began to develop, and the buildings were built with cut and trimmed stones instead of rough gravel. The most spectacular building of Tikal site in this period is a pyramid more than 30 meters high, with a circumference of 80 meters on all sides. The giant statue arches four stairs on both sides.

The image of members of the ruling class is depicted on the tomb wall of acropolis 166 in the north of Tikal site, and the costumed figures on the murals silently accompany the tomb owner with rich funerary objects. Buried pottery in this period is usually a special boutique. Generally speaking, the characteristics of social stratum, community planning and specialized fields in the late pre-classical period are complex. At this point, the Mayan culture entered the stage of civilization, marking the beginning of the classical period on the surface.

Tikal website has a etiquette core, covering a wide range. This etiquette core area includes several large temple groups, which are connected by wide causeways. The original central area of the site is located around the "Grand Square". On the "Grand Square", there are two groups of towering large temples in the east-west direction, while the temples in the North Acropolis face south, facing the palaces and courtyards of the Central Acropolis. This central area was first built shortly after 1000 BC, and a trench across the North Acropolis was an additional facility excavated more than 1000 years later. The ceremonial core area of Tikal site gradually expanded before the 8th century, including five large temple pyramids, some of which covered the tombs of rulers. In addition, there are a series of pairs of pyramids built at intervals of "Caton Year", as well as countless palaces, small temples, stadiums and other ritual or religious buildings. In addition to this etiquette core, it also has extended suburbs.

Tikal site is a large-scale capital site in Maya area, and recent research on stone tablets also shows its political influence at that time. Judging from the scale and function of the city, compared with the old continent, Tikal site was a pre-industrialized city at that time.