TIKAL

By ADRIA CABRERA
  • 1899 BCE

    tikal

    a tomba VA SER possiblement fundador 600 .a.C.
  • 1899 BCE

    tikal

    e la dinastía Yax Ehb' Xook data de circa l'any 60, encara que mostra ocupació des de ca.1899AC
  • 200 BCE

    TIKAL

    200 to 850, after which they will not build larger monuments; Some elite palaces will be cremated, and the population will gradually decrease until the castle will be abandoned at the end of the 10th century.
    The last monument dates back to 899.
  • 18 BCE

    TIKAL

    continue with the writings of Joconhn Lloyd Stephens, at the beginning of the 19th century.
    scientific expedition will visit Tikal at the end of 1848

  • TIKAL

    cap scientific expedition will visit Tikal at the end of 1848

  • TIKAL

    It was published in 1848 by Modesto Méndez and Ambrosio Tut, mayor and governor of Petén, respectively.
    , drawing maps, and photographing Tikal in the 19th and 20th centuries.

  • TIKAL

    In 1853, after the publication of Méndez's diary in the Gaceta de Guatemala, the discovery was made known to the scientific community, in a publication by the Academy of Sciences of Berlin.

  • TIKAL

    In 1951, a small dirt track was built around the ruins, which previously could only be solidified after a few days of travel through the jungle by foot or mule.

  • TIKAL

    From 1956 to 1970, there were important archaeological excavations by the University of Pennsylvania.

  • TIKAL

    1. The central acropolis will be its administrative center; beginning in the 17th century, continue with the writings of Joconhn Lloyd Stephens, at the beginning of the 19th century.

  • TIKAL

    The Guatemalan government, in 1979, began an archaeological project at Tikal, which continues to the end of today.

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