Tikal Timeline

First recorded settlement at Tikal.

The first structures are built on the North Acropolis, Tikal.

The earliest known Maya murals are painted at San Bartolo, Guatemala.

The Classic Maya Period which saw the height of the Maya Civilization in cities such as Chichen Itza, Palenque, Tikal, Copan and Uxmal.

The oldest known Maya stela is produced at Tikal.

First contact between Teotihuacan and Tikal.

Death of Maya ruler Yax Nuun Ayiin 'Curl Nose' at Tikal.

Caracol embarks on a period of expansion and defeats Tikal .

Reign of Jasaw Chan K'awiil at Tikal.

Tikal defeats rival Maya city Calakmul.

Temple I at Tikal is completed and will be used as the tomb of ruler Jasaw Chan K'awiil.

Reign of Maya ruler Yax Kin at Tikal who would be buried inside Temple IV.

Maya Tikal is definitively abandoned.