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Sacul Vase
{{disambig Sacul may refer to the following: * Sacul, El Petén, a Classic Period Maya archaeological site near Dolores in Guatemala. *Sacul, Texas Sacul is an unincorporated community in Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 170 in both 1990 and 2000. Geography Sacul is located at in northwestern Nacogdoches ..., a community in the USA. * Sacul, a small Maya archaeological site belonging to the Postclassic Chajoma kingdom of highland Guatemala. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacul, El Petén
Sacul is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located in the upper drainage of the Mopan River, in the Petén department of Guatemala. The city occupied an important trade route through the Maya Mountains. The main period of occupation dates to the Late Classic Period.Laporte 2005, p.208. In the late 8th century AD through to the early 9th century, Sacul was one of the few kingdoms in the southeastern Petén region to use its own Emblem Glyph, together with Ixtutz and Ucanal. In AD 779 Sacul went to war against Ixkun and lost, but stelae at both cities record a visit to Ixkun by king Ch'iyel of Sacul just 11 years later and the two cities appear to have formed a military alliance at that time. The site core is arranged around a number of plazas, one of which forms a monumental acropolis. The plazas were resurfaced in the Terminal Classic, when the city experienced a period of dense occupation. At this time Sacul experienced a major surge in construction activity, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacul, Texas
Sacul is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Nacogdoches County, Texas, Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 170 in both 1990 and 2000. Geography Sacul is located at in northwestern Nacogdoches County. It is situated at the junction of Texas State Highway 204, State Highway 204 and Farm to Market Road 1648, FM 1648, approximately northwest of Nacogdoches, Texas, Nacogdoches and southeast of Jacksonville, Texas, Jacksonville. History The area was initially part of a dispersed settlement called Tolivar. The community of Tolivar had a post office that was located midway between the present-day towns of Cushing, Texas, Cushing and Sacul. It was located in the home of B.W. Pye, who served as postmaster. The Texas and New Orleans Railroad, which provided passenger services and freight hauling between Dallas, Texas, Dallas and Beaumont, Texas, Beaumont, constructed a rail stop a few mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
