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	Tikal Temple I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tikal Temple I is the designation given to one of the major structures at Tikal, one of the largest cities and archaeological sites of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization in Mesoamerica, located in the Petén Basin region of northern Guatemala.
		Temple I is a typically Petén-styled stepped pyramid stucture which is dated to approximately 730 CE.
		Temple I reaches a height of approximately 44 m (144.4 ft) over a series of nine steep levels, from a base measuring only 30 by 34 m (98.4 by 111.5 ft).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tikal_Temple_I (319 words)

	Welcome to Tikal
		The site of Tikal is located in the rainforest environment of the Petén region of modern Guatemala and was occupied continuously from approximately 900 BC until the Terminal Classic period.
		In a residential suburb of Tikal a shrine was constructed with a distinctly Teotihuacano talud-tablero façade.
		Temple I was constructed as his mortuary monument, and upon his death he was buried beneath this towering pyramid.
	www.utexas.edu /cofa/a_ah/dir/precol/maya_tikal.html (1215 words)

	NOVA Online \| Search for the Lost Cave People \| Tikal
		Before any excavations were undertaken, Temple I at Tikal in Guatemala was covered with brush and trees, as seen here in a photograph from 1957.
		Tikal, a city that boasted a population of perhaps 100,000, flourished in the years AD 300-900.
		Temple I is a monument to the ruler Hasaw Chan, which he built during his reign around 700 AD, and which stands 145 feet tall.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/laventa/batikal.html (118 words)

	TIKAL
		Tikal has long been regarded by archaeologists as the "capital" of the Maya, although for a people whose political organization did not evolve beyond the level of the city-state, this may not be a totally accurate characterization.
		Temple I, a sight-line to Temple IV (the highest of the five pyramids: 67 m, or 221
		intersects the horizon, and this is Temple III.
	www.dartmouth.edu /~izapa/tikal.html (775 words)

	Temples of Tikal
		Temple III is the last large structure built at Tikal.
		Temple IV is the highest building at Tikal and the tallest in the entire Maya region!
		At 59 meters (190 feet high), Temple V is the second tallest pyramid at Tikal.
	www.tikalpark.com /temple.htm (410 words)

	Mayan Temple of Tikal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The North Acropolis of Tikal consisted of numerous plaster-surfaced stone temples (eventually numbering more than 100) that were built and rebuilt on great stone platforms.
		The Tikal pyramids include the highest known structure built in the Americas before the arrival of Europeans.
		Temple Grand Jaguar is 44m high, Temple III is 55m, Temple IV is 58m.
	members.tripod.com /tai95112/tikal.html (96 words)

	Guatemala Tikal Peten - Guatemala Destination (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Temple IV It was built in the year 470 A:C: It is situated to the west side of the Great Plaza.
		The “Temple of the Bicephalous Snake” is the highest structure in Tikal with a height of 65 meters.
		Temple VI This temple is called “Temple of the Inscriptions”.
	www.aroundantigua.com /travel/destinations/tikal.htm (1029 words)

	Tikal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tikal (or Tik’al, according to the more current orthography) is the largest of the ancient ruined cities of the Maya civilization.
		Tikal was one of the major cultural and population centers of the Maya civilization.
		Temple I (also known as the Temple of Ah Cacau or Temple of the Great Jaguar) was built around 695; Temple III in 810; The largest, Temple-pyramid IV, some 72 meters (230 feet) high, was dedicated in 720.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tikal (1085 words)

	CULTUREFOCUS: Ancient Maya. Pictures and history of Tikal, Palenque, Chichen Itza.
		Around AD 900, Tikal declined as Maya civilization in the region suffered the mysterious collapse that marked the end of their Classic period.
		Temple I at Tikal - the Temple of the Great Jaguar - sits on a towering pyramid built over the tomb of King Hasaw Chan K'awil.
		These temples and their upper roof combs were originally adorned with painted reliefs.
	www.culturefocus.com /guatemala.htm (1017 words)

	Tikal - Temple IV
		Tikal - Temple IV Farther away from the complex containing the Great Plaza exists another magnificent Temple.
		Peering back into the interior of the temple, you may be surprised by the minute size of the chambers.
		The beauty of these chambers was expressed not in grandness of scale, but in the wall glyphs and decor that once graced their walls.
	www.destination360.com /tikal/7_vr.htm (177 words)

	Tikal
		Temple III, which is unexcavated, is 55 metres (179 feet), temple V is 58 metres (189 feet) and temple IV is 64 metres (208 feet).
		The steps up the temple are uncomfortably large, but the rooms at the top under the giant "roofcomb" are very small, because despite their mathematical prowess, again the Mayans didn't manage to come up with the idea of the arch, which allows large enclosed spaces to be built from stone.
		Temple of the Grand Jaguar from the top of the Temple of the Masks, with the Grand Plaza in between.
	www.richard-seaman.com /Travel/Guatemala/Tikal (1090 words)

	Tikal- Temple II
		Tikal- Temple II Standing atop Temple II, also known as the Temple of the Masks, the panoramic view is intoxicating.
		Temple II was constructed sometime after Temple I, in the middle of the 8th century AD.
		It is possible to speak between the tops of the two temples without raising your voice.
	www.destination360.com /tikal/3_vr.htm (197 words)

	Tikal: Temple II (#r1_057) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The relationship of this woman to the names recorded on Altar 5 remains a mystery, although the specific alignment formed by Temples I, II and Altar 5 strongly corroborates the interpretation that the woman on the altar and the woman on Temple II are the same.
		In his excavations of the Great Plaza, W. Coe (Tikal Report 14) determined by the stratigraphy that the beginning of construction of Temple II preceeded the beginning of construction of Temple I by a few years.
		The date on Altar 5 indicate that Hasaw's wife had died in AD 703, 31 years before the accession of her son in AD 734, presumed to be close to the date of Hasaw's death which is not recorded anywhere yet known.
	mayaruins.com /tikal/r1_057.html (267 words)

	Information and history for Tikal Peten Guatemala.
		There is evidence of human presence at Tikal as early as 800 B.C., though the majority of the structures you will see were built from 550 A.D. to 900 A.D. During the 1,700 years of its existence, Tikal rose to become one of the most important Mayan centers in all of the Americas.
		At its peak, Tikal is said to have had between 10,000 and 40,000 inhabitants.
		The country's high deforestation rate results from the cutting of forests for firewood, agriculture, and timber exports, and is exacerbated by extreme poverty among Guatemala's rural populations.
	www.thegringosguide.com /PETENflores/TikalHistory.htm (651 words)

	Travel for Kids: Tikal, Guatemala
		Tikal was inhabited for a thousand years, from 900 BC to 900 AD, and at its peak, it was one of the great lowlands Maya cities.
		To the east is Temple I, to the west Temple II.
		On the north side of the plaza is the dense cluster of temples, the North Acropolis.
	www.travelforkids.com /Funtodo/Guatemala/tikal.htm (1818 words)

	Mayan Temples of Tikal (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Maya ruins of Tikal are hidden deep in the rainforests of Guatemala.
		However, 1200 years ago, Tikal was one of the major cities of the vast and magnificent Maya civilisation that stretched across much of what is now southern Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.
		The sacred temples and palaces briefly became home to a few squatters, who left household rubbish in the once pristine buildings.
	wonderclub.com.cob-web.org:8888 /WorldWonders/MayanHistory.html (353 words)

	Rutamaya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Tikal is the greatest of all the Mayan sites, situated deep in the jungles of northern Guatemala north of Lake Peten Itza.
		There are 100's of major pyramids, temples, plazas and palaces scattered throughout the center of the city.
		What makes Tikal one of the most interesting sites for investigation, is that it contains one of the most complete records of continuous inhabitation, from the early pre- classic period to the high classic era.
	www.shawnk.com /maya/tikal.htm (201 words)

	Tikal travel guide - Wikitravel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Tikal is in the Guatemalen department of Petén.
		Temple IV The tallest temple in the park.
		The oft-mentioned crime wave in and around Tikal was 2000-2001, prior to the formation of the tourist police.
	wikitravel.org /en/Tikal (928 words)

	About Tikal and Mayan Culture
		Their legacy in stone, which has survived in a spectacular fashion at places such as Palenque, Tikal, Tulum, Chichén Itzá, Copan and Uxmal, lives on as do the seven million descendants of the classic Maya civilization.
		Tikal, Temple IV, as seen from the front seat of a Bell Jet Ranger helicopter.
		Temple I is the mortuary monument erected to commemorate Rular A, who is interred in Burial 116 beneath this pyramid.
	www.english.uiuc.edu /maps/poets/a_f/bronk/tikal.htm (617 words)

	The Temple 4 Experience at Tikal, Scenic Views and a Star Wars Connection
		The Tikal model presents Temple 4 with a normal Mayan stairway, as constructed in around 741.
		Instead, the struggle upwards to Temple 4 involved dragging myself over a steep non-trail obstacle course that included ladders at odd angles, combined with the need to grab ropes, rails, or tree roots in order to reach the ladder shown here, where one climber is emerging.
		Temple 3, unrestored in 1995, was mostly covered by the relentless jungle in the thousand years or so since the Maya abandoned Tikal.
	www.geocities.com /intrepidberkeleyexplorer/Page17E.html (331 words)

	Explore the ancient ruins of Tikal with Caravan Tours.
		Tikal is the largest known Mayan city that flourished for over 1500 years, starting at about 700 BC.
		Tikal prospered through trade and military conquest and at its' height boasted a population of perhaps 100,000.
		Scores of structures in Tikal have yet to be explored, and their excavation could reveal many more secrets of this ancient Mayan culture.
	www.caravantours.com /Tikal.html (454 words)

	Tikal
		Perhaps one of the more colorful and mysterious finds at Tikal is the green jade burial mask discovered in the tomb of what is believed to have been the 18th ruler of Tikal, Lord Quetzal (K'uk' Ahau).
		This is for a good reason as Temple I and its twin, Temple II, stand out for their distinctive style, a style that is no less distinctive than the architecture that symbolizes other famous cities, for example, the Eiffel tower in Paris, France.
		Tikal is not only an archeological wonder, it is set in the middle of a lush jungle and has much to offer in terms of its fauna, flora and natural beauty.
	www.netshaman.com /maya/tikal.html (361 words)

	Tikal: Temple III (#mc_temple3)
		"It is unfortunate that the second last ruler of the great city is represented only by a single Great Temple with a carved lintel and the stela and altar that stand before it.
		We infer that resources were badly down by this time and that the ruler had to choose among his options, and the construction of a Great Temple won out over a twin-pyramid group.
		Temple III stands roughtly 60 m (180 ft) in height, faces east and has two interior tandem rooms instead of the three found in Temples I, II, and IV.
	mayaruins.com /tikal/mc_temple3.html (176 words)

	Impressions from an Odyssey: Tikal Temple No. 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The admiration one feels in front of these monuments is infinite - but is less than the astonishment generated by the inexplicable: that in the midst of a warm perfumed world, in perennial metamorphosis, among fragrant flowers, balsams and mosses, within the region of mental discipline.
		Temple No. 1 is located on the East of the Great Plaza and is approached from the rear of the temple in this photograph.
		The cultural history of Tikal began about 600 B.C. and lasted until the end of the Ninth Century when the Mayan mysteriously abandoned all the ceremonial centers of Peten.
	www.mayancollection.com /odyssey/36.html (169 words)

	Impressions from an Odyssey: Tikal Rising - Temple No. 1 & 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Tikal was the largest and oldest Mayan City of the Old Empire and served both as an urban center and ceremonial center.
		Tikal was discovered in 1696 by a Franciscan monk, Antonio de Avendano.
		The roof combs of Temple No. 1 and No. 2 rises above the dense tropical floor demonstrating the superb architectural and artistic achievements of the souring temples and majestic structures of the Mayas.
	www.mayancollection.com /odyssey/35.html (155 words)

	"Temple 1 and GrePlaza, Tikal Ruins, Peten, Guatemala"
		Temple 2 and GrePlaza, Tikal ruins, Peten, Guatemala - ©D.
		Temple 2, Temple of Masks, and GrePlaza from North Acropolis, Tikal Ruins, Guatemala - ©John Mitchell
		Temple 2, Temple of Masks, from North Acropolis, Tikal mayan ruins, Guatemala - ©John Mitchell
	www.ddbstock.com /largeimage/tikalruins.html (334 words)

	Tikal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Temple II Tikal is a must for anyone interested in the Mayan past.
		Temple II For me, Tikal is by far the best Maya site in the New World.
		Reconstruction of Temple V has been ongoing for quite a few years and no doubt it will continue for many years yet.
	quicksitebuilder.cnet.com /lurusel/id13.html (104 words)

	Temple IV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Temple IV View of Temple IV from the Lost World Pyramid.
		The stucture in the foreground is 5C 49 which may be one of the earliest Great Temples at Tikal.
		Temple IV is associated with the great Late Classic Tikal ruler Yi'kin Chan K'awiil and his military victory over El peru in 743.
	www.csms.ca /Temple_IV.htm (62 words)

	Tikal Temple V Gets a Facelift
		Tikal Temple V, background left, Tikal Temple II, foreground right.
		Visitors to the Maya site of Tikal in the Petén region of Guatemala will notice bright yellow tarps gracing the face of Temple V. Built sometime between A.D. 600 and 700, the 190-foot-high pyramid is the second tallest of the site's monumental buildings.
		Conservators are now reconstructing the temple's staircase so that visitors to the site will be able to scale the pyramid.
	www.archaeology.org /0105/newsbriefs/tikal.html (196 words)

	Tikal Temple of Jaguar
		Tikal is located between two rivers and was founded about 600 BC.
		"Tikal is one of the largest and oldest of all the Maya ruins found, representing the Late Pre-Classic period until the disintegration around 900 AD." (Aguiar, pg.
		29) It was believed that as many as 50,000 people may have lived at Tikal at it's height.
	historylink102.com /mesoamerican/tikal-1.htm (130 words)

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