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Xultún is a large Early Classic Maya archaeological site. Boasting a fairly large population, the site is located 40 km northeast of Tikal and 8 km south of the smaller Preclassic site of San Bartolo in northern Guatemala. The site contains a 35 m tall pyramid, 2 ballcourts, 24 stele (the last of which, Stele 10, dates to 899), several plazas, and 5 aguadas (water reservoirs.
Other nearby sites include Chaj K’e’k Cué, a site believed to be the residential area of the Xultún elite) and containing a 8 meter tall palace, Isla Oasis, and Las Minas. These later sites contain large limestone quarries.
Xultún is the largest-known Classic Maya site that has yet to be archaeologically investigated.
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