Uxul

Uxul is an ancient Maya settlement in the Campeche region of Mexico. Its construction dates back to the Preclassic period and was at the pinnacle of its existence in the classical period (circa 250 to 900 AD) a large Maya city with great political and military power. The archaeological site includes various architectural complexes with monumental structures, stelae and carved monuments with hieroglyphic inscriptions, a ball court, as well as numerous royal tombs containing skeletal remains and funeray burials. In Uxul, a large number of skeletan remains have been discovered, including skulls and complete skeletons in excellent state of preservation, found in various tombs and graves considered as some of the best-preserved archaeological discoveries in the entire Maya region. Uxul is a Mayan term meaning “at the end”, signifying its remoteness, however this was not the original name for the settlement, but a name coined by the two men who rediscovered it in 1934, Karl Ruppert and John H. Denison.