This plate found at Oxtankah featuring a vibrant fish design pays testament to the city’s role in the ancient Maya world.INAH
Posted on 08/08/2022 7:19:38 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
The ancient Mayas are widely known for their achievements in architecture and astronomy but are perhaps less known for their commercial and seafaring skills. But the archaeological site Oxtankah’s history reveals how its inhabitants used marine resources for economic purposes.
The Maya of Oxtankah were skilled sailors. The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) says they used canoes to access the Caribbean Sea for trading. They supplied products to interior Maya communities.
While this Quintana Roo archaeological zone may not be as popular as the coastal Maya site of Tulum, its lush surroundings and interesting history make for a beautiful visit. And since it gets few visitors, you may even have it to yourself, as we did when we toured there. Many structures at Oxtankah are yet to be excavated...
According to INAH, researcher Alberto Escalona Ramos gave the site its modern name in 1937. Oxtankah can have three meanings: “place surrounded by Ramón trees,” “in the middle of three towns” or “three neighborhoods.” The site’s original name is unknown.
Oxtankah was occupied from about 600 B.C. to A.D. 1100, peaking around A.D. 200–600. At that point, the city had over 100 buildings and included even the Tamalcab island off the coast. The Maya inhabitants built a water system here with chultunes – ancient water cisterns – to store rainwater.
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This plate found at Oxtankah featuring a vibrant fish design pays testament to the city’s role in the ancient Maya world.INAH
Oxtankah?
Tanakah?.........................
So that’s what a vibrant fish design looks like.
Elsewhere in nautical news, a huge ox tankah ran aground in the Suez Canal...
Interesting. Never thought of the Mayans as sailing around the Caribbean.
It had a female captain. She tried to make a U-Turn....................
Why do the modern humans marvel in surprise at the genius of ancient peoples?
The first thoracic “surgeons” too.
Unlike Polynesia, which has clear evidence their travels went as far as NZ to Hawaii, very little indicates Mayans ever left South America.
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