Tikal Report No. 23B
MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS IN CENTRAL TIKAL:
GREAT TEMPLES III, IV, V, and VI
Frontispiece. Stela P43 after field drawing by Wilber Pearson (scale 1:20).
University Museum Monograph 146
Tikal Report No. 23B
MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS IN CENTRAL TIKAL:
GREAT TEMPLES III, IV, V, and VI
H. Stanley Loten
Series Editors
William A. Haviland
Simon Martin
Published by
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA MUSEUM
of Archaeology and Anthropology
Philadelphia
2017
CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA IS ON FILE WITH THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
ISBN 13: 978-1-934536-93-3
ISBN 10: 1-934536-93-8
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION & ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Chronology
Chronology after TR27A: xiv.
Temple dates after Jones 1991:119–20.
Tables
| Table 2.1 | Structure 5C-4: Vault Ratios |
| Table 2.1a | Lot Groups: Structure 5C-4, Op. 5A |
| Table 2.1b | Structure 5C-4: Distribution of Sherds and Artifacts by Lot Groups, Op. 5A |
| Table 2.1c | Lot Groups: Structure 5C-4, Op. 5B |
| Table 2.1d | Structure 5C-4: Distribution of Sherds and Artifacts by Lot Groups, Op. 5B |
| Table 2.1e | Lot Groups: Structure 5C-4, Op. 5C |
| Table 2.1f | Structure 5C-4: Distribution of Sherds and Artifacts by Lot Groups, Op. 5C |
| Table 2.2 | Structure 5C-4: Time Spans |
| Table 3.1 | Structure 5D-3: Terrace Batter at Inset Corners |
| Table 3.1a | Lot Groups: Structure 5D-3, Op. 8A |
| Table 3.1b | Structure 5D-3: Distribution of Sherds and Artifacts by Lot Groups, Op. 8A |
| Table 3.1c | Lot Groups: Structure 5D-3, Op. 8B |
| Table 3.1d | Structure 5D-3: Distribution of Sherds and Artifacts by Lot Groups, Op. 8B |
| Table 3.1e | Lot Groups: Structure 5D-3, Op. 8C |
| Table 3.1f | Structure 5D-3: Distribution of Sherds and Artifacts by Lot Groups, Op. 8C |
| Table 3.2 | Structure 5D-3: Time Spans |
| Table 4.1a | Lot Groups: Structure 5D-5, Op. 86A |
| Table 4.1b | Structure 5D-5: Distribution of Sherds and Artifacts by Lot Groups, Op. 86A |
| Table 4.1c | Lot Groups: Structure 5D-5, Op. 86B |
| Table 4.1d | Structure 5D-5: Distribution of Sherds and Artifacts by Lot Groups, Op. 86B |
| Table 4.2 | Structure 5D-5: Time Spans |
| Table 5.1a | Lot Groups: Structure 6F-27, Op. 53A |
| Table 5.1b | Structure 6F-27: Distribution of Sherds and Artifacts by Lot Groups, Op. 53A |
| Table 5.1c | Lot Groups: Structure 6F-27, Op. 53B |
| Table 5.1d | Structure 6F-27: Distribution of Sherds and Artifacts by Lot Groups, Op. 53B |
| Table 5.1e | Lot Groups: Structure 6F-27, Op. 53C |
| Table 5.1f | Structure 6F-27: Distribution of Sherds and Artifacts by Lot Groups, Op. 53C |
| Table 5.2 | Structure 6F-27-1st: Time Spans |
Illustrations
| Figure 1 | Structure 5C-4 Location |
| Figure 2 | Structure 5C-4 Precinct |
| Figure 3 | Structure 5C-4 Front Elevation |
| Figure 4 | Structure 5C-4 Aerial View Looking Southwest |
| Figure 5 | Structure 5C-4 Basal Platform Details |
| Figure 6 | Structure 5C-4 Plan |
| Figure 7 | Structure 5C-4 South Elevation |
| Figure 8 | Structure 5C-4 Pyramid Profiles |
| Figure 9 | Structure 5C-4 Substructure Details |
| Figure 10 | Structure 5C-4 Building Plan |
| Figure 11 | Structure 5C-4 Section A-A′ |
| Figure 12 | Structure 5C-4 Building Wall Data |
| Figure 13 | Structure 5C-4 Rear Elevation of Superstructure |
| Figure 13a | Structure 5C-4 Lintel 2 |
| Figure 13b | Structure 5C-4 Lintel 3 |
| Figure 14 | Structure 5C-4 Upper-Zone Details |
| Figure 15 | Structure 5C-4 View from Structure 5D-3 |
| Figure 16 | Structure 5C-4
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