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Ixtutz () was an important Classic Period Maya city located south of Ixkun in southeastern Petén, Guatemala.〔Laporte 2005, p.200.〕 Ixtutz is situated in the valley of the Poxte River in the western portion of the Maya Mountains.〔Laporte 2005, p.221. Laporte & Escobedo 2009, p.44.〕 The site was inhabited during the Preclassic Period to the end of the Terminal Classic Period of Mesoamerican chronology and dominated the western portion of the Dolores valley.〔Laporte 1992, pp.419, 425. Laporte & Escobedo 2009, p.54.〕 In the Late Classic Ixtutz was one of the most important centres in the Dolores region, competing fiercely with other sites in the area, and maintained strong political relations with the cities of the southwestern Petén such as Dos Pilas and Machaquila.〔Laporte & Escobedo 2009, p.54.〕 ==Location== Ixtutz is located in the municipality of Dolores, southwest of that town, in the Petén Department of northern Guatemala.〔Laporte & Escobedo 2009, p.44. Ministerio de Culture y Deportes #7.〕 The site is situated at an altitude of above mean sea level in the valley of the Poxte River, surrounded by hilly terrain.〔Laporte & Escobedo 2009, p.44.〕 The river itself flows westwards of the site.〔Laporte & Escobedo 2009, pp.44-45.〕 An area of is protected by the Guatemalan Institute of Anthropology and History.〔 This area is covered by primary rainforest, although the surrounding countryside has been cleared for agriculture.〔 Other Maya archaeological sites in the Ixtutz area include Ixtonton at , Ixkun at , Ixcol at , Moquena at , El Tzic at , Sukche at , Ixcoxol at , Nocsos at , Curucuitz at , Mopan 2 at , Tesik at , Ixec at and Ixac at .〔Laporte 1992, p.425.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ixtutz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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