Timeline
1200 B.C.-250 A.D. Preclassic Small sedentary villages followed by development of monumentality and larger centers.
ca. 600-900 B.C. Earliest archaeologically known habitation at Caracol proper
ca. A.D. 70 Structure A6-1st, "Temple of the Wooden Lintel," constructed and consecrated; locus B34 burial; full Maya ritual complex present at Caracol.
ca. A.D. 150 Elaborate burial placed in Structure B34 locus.
A.D. 250-900 Classic "Peak" of Maya civilization; pyramids, tombs, inscriptions, widespread trade; by A.D. 800 Maya "collapse" is underway.
ca. A.D. 330 Teotihuacan style cremation with three individuals (S.D. C117F-1) placed in the plaza of the Northeast Acropolis
A.D. 331 (8.14.13.10.4) Caracol Royal dynasty "officially" founded by Te’ K’ab Chaak (Tree Branch Rain God), Caracol’s dynastic progenitor
A.D. 400 (8.18.4.4.14) Stela 20 dedicated
ca. A.D. 480 Unknown ruler's tomb placed in Structure D16.
A.D. 484 (9.2.9.0.16) Accession of Lord Yajaw Te’ K’inich I
A.D. 495 (9.3.0.0.0) Altar 4 dedicated
A.D. 504 (9.3.10.0.0) Altar 19 dedicated
A.D. 514 (9.4.0.0.0) Altar 7 and Stela 13 dedicated
A.D. 531 (9.4.16.13.3) Accession of K’an I
A.D. 534 (9.5.0.0.0) Dedication of Altars 3 (?) and 14, and Stela 13
A.D. 537 Use of initial tomb in Structure B20-3rd.
A.D. 553 (9.5.19.1.2) Accession of Caracol Ruler Lord Water (Yajaw Te’ K’inich II)
A.D. 554 (9.6.0.0.0) Altar 5 and Stela 14 dedicated
A.D. 556 (9.6.5.1.11) Tikal exacted a ch’ak (axe) event on Caracol; Tikal wins upper hand in this first war event at Caracol.
A.D. 562 (9.6.8.4.2) "Star-War" defeat of Tikal Lord Wak Chan K’awiil by Caracol
A.D. 566 Batz Ek born
A.D. 573 (9.7.0.0.0) Dedication of Altars 6, 24 and Stela 15
A.D. 575 (9.7.2.0.3) Birth of Knot Ahau
A.D. 577 One of three tombs in Structure B20-2nd used.
A.D. 577 or 582 Front tomb in Structure A34 consecrated
A.D. 583 (9.7.10.0.0) Stela 4 dedicated
A.D. 588 (9.7.14.10.8) Birth of Caracol Ruler Kan II.
A.D. 593 (9.8.0.0.0) Altar 1 and Stela 1 erected
A.D. 599 (9.8.5.16.12) Accession of Caracol Lord Knot Ahau.
A.D. 603 (9.8.10.0.0) Stela 6 dedicated
A.D. 613 (9.9.0.0.0) Altars 15 and 11, and Stela 5 dedicated
A.D. 614 Tomb in Structure L3-2nd covered.
A.D. 618 (9.9.4.16.2) Accession of Kan II.
A.D. 626 and 628 (9.9.13.4.4) Naranjo defeated in two Hubi war events; major expansion of Caracol follows.
A.D. 631 (9.9.18.16.3) Caracol wins Star-War against Naranjo; texts erected at Naranjo celebrating Caracol lords
A.D. 633 (9.10.0.0.0) Altar 21 and Stela 7 dedicated
A.D. 634 Woman's tomb in Structure B19-2nd closed.
A.D. 652 (9.11.0.0.0) Stela 3 dedicated
A.D. 658 (9.11.5.15.9) Death of Kan II. Accession of Lord Smoke Skull (K’ahk’ Ujol K’inich II) who is only known from monuments at La Rejolla
A.D. 680 (9.12.7.14.1) Naranjo gains independence in Star-War event.
A.D. 696 Tomb in Structure A3-1st covered
A.D. 702 (9.13.10.0.0) Stela 21 erected; Capture of Ixkun lord noted Beginning of Caracol’s epigraphic hiatus (A.D. 702-798)
A.D. 790 (9.18.0.0.0) Warfare event credited to K’inich Joy K'awil on Stela 11 (erected A.D. 800), indicating the capture of eight captives (two of which are shown on Altar 23, and another on Stela 17); potential erection date for Altar 3 (?)
A.D. 799 (9.18.9.5.9) Accession of Lord K’inich Joy K’awiil
A.D. 800 (9.18.10.0.0) Erection of Stela 11 and Altar 23 Capture of 3 prisoners, including Ucanal lord, by Caracol Ruler Joy K'awiil
A.D. 804 (9.18.13.10.19) Potential accession of K’inich Toobil Yopaat
A.D. 810 (9.19.0.0.0) Stelae 8, 9, and 18 erected
A.D. 820 (9.19.10.0.0) Altars 12, 13, and Stela 19 dedicated Ch’ak event against k’ul mutul (probably Tikal) recorded on Altar 12
A.D. 830 (10.0.0.0.0) Altar 16 dedicated
A.D. 849 (10.1.0.0.0) Altar 18 and Stela 17 dedicated
A.D. 859 (10.1.10.0.0) Last recorded date at Caracol on Stela 10.
A.D. 900-1500 Caracol center abandoned entering the Postclassic. Most major sites are located away from Classic Period centers, but near water. Sites are generally characterized by low-lying as opposed to monumental architecture.
ca. A.D. 1050 Last use of Caracol Structure A6; Caracol totally abandoned.
A.D. 1500–present "Historic" era begins when Europeans arrive in the New World; most native Maya populations decimated by disease; others disrupted by warfare and forced population movements. Native populations still comprise over 50% of Guatemala and Yucatán.
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