Tikal

[ tee-kahl ]

/ tiˈkɑl /

noun

an ancient Mayan city occupied c200 b.c. to a.d. 900, an important center of Mayan civilization, situated in Petén in the jungles of northern Guatemala and the site of significant archaeological discoveries in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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One of the largest sites of pre-Columbian Mayan ruins, Tikal was once one of the most important cities in the Mayan world.
There Are Bugs in Your Coffee and Other Things I Learned in Antigua, Guatemala|William O’Connor|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Bowditch has included also in his list of kin signs the form shown in figure 34, l, from an inscription at Tikal.
An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs|Sylvanus Griswold Morley
Tikal is forty miles north-east of Flores, towards the south of the peninsula.
The Ancient Cities of the New World|Dsir Charnay
This symbolical figure is found also at Tikal carved in wood.
The Ancient Cities of the New World|Dsir Charnay

In the Peten district, Tikal is famous for its splendid sculptures representing Kukulkan and other divinities.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6|Various
The passages in the Palenque and Tikal texts (figs. 59 and 60, respectively) have never been satisfactorily explained.
An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs|Sylvanus Griswold Morley

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