Classic Maya Seaports: Uaymil, North Campeche Coast

Uaymil: Description of the Structures

As noted above, we registered the presence of at least fifteen structures on the surface of Uaymil (Figure 2). Eight of these structures (Structures 1-8) are distributed around a plaza, which is located slightly to the east of the center of Uaymil. The other seven constructions are found on or near the edges of the settlement to the north (Structure 9), northeast (Structures 10-11), southeast (Structures 12-13), west (Structure 14) and northwest (Structure 15).

Structure 1
Structure 1 is situated in the north-center sector of Uaymil and a few meters to the north of Structure 7. Structure 1 is a mound approximately 6 meters tall.

Structure 2
Structure 2 is built on a rectangular platform orientated on an east-west axis. The remains of columns and Capital 2 are present on its surface. The capital is 65 centimeters long, 59 centimeters wide, and 20 centimeters thick (Figure 4, Figure 5, Figure 6).

Structure 3
Structure 3 is a building with 2 rooms (front and back) apparently connected by one entrance. The walls of these rooms are covered in finely worked veneer-stones of the typical Puuc style.

Structure 4
Structure 4 is a mound 9 meters tall.

Structure 5
This construction is a rectangular structure orientated on a north-south axis. Structure 5 still has in situ near its southern edge two columns both 60 centimeters in diameter.

Structure 6
Structure 6 has a rectangular ground-plan and is orientated on a north-south axis. This building must have had at least two rows of columns that ran parallel from north to south.

Structure 7
This building has a rectangular form and is orientated on a north-south axis. This construction is largely destroyed as a result of illegal looting.

Structure 8
Structure 8 is an altar with a square base situated in the central part of the main architectural complex in Uaymil. Stela 1 is associated with Structure 8 (Figure 3).

Structure 9
Structure 9 has a rectangular form and is orientated on a north-south axis. Some of the building’s stone alignments can still be observed on its northeast and southwest corners.

Structure 10
This structure is a platform with a rectangular form. This construction is largely destroyed as a result of illegal looting.

Structure 11
This structure is a platform with a rectangular form. This construction is largely destroyed as a result of illegal looting.

Structure 12
This structure has a rectangular floor. This construction is largely destroyed as a result of illegal looting.

Structure 13
This structure has a rectangular base and is orientated on a north-south axis. This construction is largely destroyed as a result of illegal looting.

Structure 14
This structure is a platform with a rectangular base in the shape of a "C", orientated on a north-south axis. This construction is largely destroyed as a result of illegal looting.

Structure 15
This structure is a platform of rectangular base situated on an east-west axis. This construction is largely destroyed as a result of illegal looting.

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