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Tazumal

Chalchuapa · El Salvador

Tazumal
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The ruins at the heart of the Chalchuapa archaeological zone in western El Salvador: pyramids, platforms and a ballcourt built and rebuilt over many centuries, partly restored in the 20th century. Its main pyramid, Structure B1-1, has its own dossier.

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Places inside

Evidence

  • Secondary reference: The Ancient Maya (book record)
  • Coordinates listed for Tazumal (Mapcarta/OSM)
  • Coordinates listed for Tazumal (Wikipedia/GeoHack)
  • Ballcourt interpretation in the B1-1 area
  • Talud-tablero comparison (regional architectural influence)
  • Excavation trench layout and interpretations (Ito & Shibata)
  • Longyear (1944) publication record (Peabody Memoirs)
  • Dispute: TBJ ≠ the AD 540 climate event
  • UNESCO framing: Chalchuapa’s broad cultural interactions