| Object Name: | Mendez causeway and Temple I (erected by Ah Kakaw) |
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| Creation Date: | 200-800 AD | |
| Culture: | Maya | |
| Site: | Tikal | |
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| Image source: | © Dr. Manuel Aguilar | |
| Temple I, rising some 47 m above the plaza, is ínnovative in íts location outside the traditional necropolis, breaking a centuries-old royal funerary tradition. From this tíme onward Tikal's rulers would be buried outside of the North Acropolís. | ||
