Tulum

Title

Tulum

Publisher

Lawrence Technological University

Date Created

May 24, 2018

Alternative Title or Name

House of the Halach Uinic

Creator2

Aluzzo, Adrienne (photographer)

Work Type

Single Built Works

Date

c. 1200

Work Location

Mexico (nation)
Tulum, Ruinas de (deserted settlement)

Style/Period

Late Postclassic

Subject

royal palaces
thatched roofs

Description

View of the House of the Halach Uinic in Tulum, Mexico with thatched roof. “This is one of the buildings where the most important inhabitants of Tulum lived. It consists of several large rooms that were covered with flat roofs supported by columns, which supported crossed wooden beams and a mixture of gravel, limestone powder and sand, known as “calcrete.” It has benches along the walls, which were used as seats and probably beds. In the back is a sanctuary where the family performed their religious ceremonies,”—Site placard.

Material/Medium

stone (worked rock)
limestone

Reproduction Type

jpeg

ID Number

2017MX-222

Files

2017MX-222.jpg
Date Added
January 17, 2018
Collection
LTU Digital Images
Item Type
VRA Core
Tags
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Citation
“Tulum,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/17608.