Tikal

American

[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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“But if you read between the lines, that’s what it means—these were vassals, probably of Tikal directly and Teotihuacán indirectly.”

From National Geographic • Jan. 26, 2024

They used quartz sand for water filtration, sometimes importing it from great distances to massive cities like Tikal in what is now northern Guatemala.

From Science Daily • Oct. 9, 2023

They may even have orchestrated a coup in the powerful Maya city of Tikal in 378.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Artifacts and hieroglyphic texts suggest Teotihuacan warriors or emissaries visited Maya cities such as Tikal in present-day Guatemala, perhaps applying military pressure to meddle in Maya politics.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2022

At the moment Tikal was divided, Kaan conquered it, forcing both brothers to recognize the other city as their overlord.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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