Near San Miguel de Cozumel in Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico — The Yucatan Peninsula (The Southeast)

Estructura La Tumba / The Tomb Structure

Photographed By James Hulse, February 7, 2023

1. Estructura La Tumba / The Tomb Structure Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Estructura La Tumba
Se le ha llamado así porque en su interior se halló una tumba abovedada, única en San Gervasio. Esta estructura es una plataforma, pues no tenía una construcción encima, sino unicamente banquetas y un altar. Creemos que funcionaba como un lugar para la realisación de ceremonias al aire libre, en las que participaban no sólo los oficiantes, sino también las personas congregadas en la plaza. La estructura tiene dos épocas constructivas: la primera fechada en el Clásico Terminal (1000-1200 d.C.) y la última en el Posclasico (1200-1650 d.C.).

Mayan:
Pakil Le Muknalo
K'aba'ata'an beyo tumen tu yichilile kaxta'ab jump'éel muknal je'ex áaltune, u juunil ti San Gervasio. Le pak'ila' jump'écl ka'anal but'bil lu'um, tumen mina'an ka'acn mix jump'éel pak tu yook'ol, cheen tu'ux u kutal maak yéetel jump'éel teem. K tuklike ku meyaj ka'ach utia'al u beeta'al k'uulintaj xma' jo'ol najil, tu'ux ku yantal ma' chéen le maaxo'ob ku beetiko obe', bey xan le maaxo ob ku much'talo'ob te k'iiwiko'. Le pak'ila' yaan ti ka'ap'éel u k'iinil u betpajlil: le yaaxo kiimbesa an ich

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Clasico Terminal (1000-1200 ts'o'okol kiichkelem yuum) yéetel le ts ooko ich Posclásico (1200-1650 ts'o'okol ki'ichkelem yuum).

English:
The Tomb Structure
This building is so named due to finding a vaulted tomb in its interior, unique in San Gervasio. The structure is a platform, since it had no building on top of it, only benches and an altar. It is believed that the structure was used for open air ceremonies in which not only the priests participated but also the congregation in the plaza. The structure has two two construction periods, the first one was built during the Terminal Classic period (1000-1200 A.D.) and the later one during the Post Classic period (1200-1650 AD.).

Erected by Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH).

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Architecture • Native Americans. A significant historical year for this entry is 1200.

Location. 20° 29.966′ N, 86° 50.714′ W. Marker is near San Miguel de Cozumel, Quintana Roo, in Cozumel. Marker can be reached from San Gervasio Road, 6 kilometers east of Tran. de Cozumel. The marker is located at the southern section of the Zona Arqueológica San Gervasio. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Miguel de Cozumel QR 77684, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

Photographed By James Hulse, February 7, 2023

2. Estructura La Tumba / The Tomb Structure Marker

walking distance of this marker. Estructura Manitas / The Little Hands Structure (a few steps from this marker); Estructuras 31 y 32 / Structures 31 & 32 (within shouting distance of this marker); Estructura Chichan Nah / The Small House Structure (within shouting distance of this marker); La Historia de San Gervasio / The History of San Gervasio (within shouting distance of this marker); Estructura Los Nichos / The Niches Structure (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Estructura 25 B / Structure 25 B (about 120 meters away); Estructura Las Columnas / The Columns Structure (about 120 meters away); Estructura El Arco / The Arch Structure (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Miguel de Cozumel.

Also see . . . San Gervasio (Maya site). Wikipedia

San Gervasio is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in the northern third of the island of Cozumel off the northeastern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, in what is now the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. San Gervasio's pre-Hispanic name was Tantun Cuzamil, Mayan for Flat Rock in the place of the Swallows. The ruins were once a hub of worship of the goddess Ix Chel, an aged deity of childbirth, fertility, medicine, and weaving. Pre-Columbian Maya women would
Photographed By James Hulse, February 7, 2023

3. The Tomb Structure and Marker
try to travel to San Gervasio and make offerings at least once in their lives.

(Submitted on July 8, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 56 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 8, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.