Nohmul

Nohmul is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site located on the eastern Yucatán Peninsula, in what is today northern Belize [1]. The site included a large pyramid, about 17 meters tall, built around 250 BC [1]. Nohmul was occupied initially during the Preclassic era of Mesoamerican chronology (c. 350 BC to 250 AD) [1]. By the 5th century, monumental construction at the site had effectively ceased and the site seems to have been largely abandoned save for some scattered rural-domestic activities [1]. After a hiatus in construction activities of several centuries, Nohmul was reoccupied and large-scale building resumed, with maximal activity seen during the Late Classic era (c. 7th–10th centuries) [1]. The site was densely developed and occupied into the 12th century [1]. The site includes about 700 visible mounds ranging from 10 to 30 meters in diameter and from 1 to 5 meters in height [1].