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Indeed, more than 30 chultuns were found at the site. These are
bottle-shaped underground chambers, largely intended for collecting
rainwater.
"Several chultuns were unusually deep, going down as far as 13 meters," Sprajc said.
Like in Laguinita, plazas were surrounded by large buildings.
These include the remains of an acropolis supporting a courtyard with
three temples on its sides. A pyramid temple with a rather well
preserved sanctuary on top and a stela and an altar at its base was also
unearthed.
Tamchen appears to have been contemporaneous with Lagunita,
although there is evidence for its settlement history going back to the
Late Preclassic, between300 B.C. and 250 A.D.
"Both cities open new questions about the diversity of Maya
culture, the role of that largely unexplored area in the lowland Maya
history, and its relations with other polities," Sprajc said.
The work is a follow-up to the study of Archaeological
Reconnaissance in Southeastern Campeche, Mexico. Directed by Sprajc
since 1996, the 2014 campaign was supported by the National Institute of
Anthropology and History (INAH), Mexico. Lead funding was provided by
Ken and Julie Jones from their KJJ Charitable Foundation (USA);
additional financial support was granted by private companies Villas
(Austria), Hotel Río Bec Dreams (Mexico) and Ars longa and Adria Kombi
(Slovenia), as well as by Martin Hobel and Aleš Obreza. (Read more.)
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