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Comalcalco is a city about 45 miles (60 km) northeast of Villahermosa in the Mexican State of Tabasco . It was also site of the Pre-Columbian Maya Civilization . The literal English translation of "Comalcalco" is "In the house of the '' Comals ''". A "''comal''" is a tortilla-pan. The westernmost Temple Site of the Maya culture is located at Comalcalco. Due to regional lack of Limestone , the material normally used for temple construction, the city's buildings were made from fired-clay Bricks held together with Mortar made from oyster shells. The buildings are mainly from the late Classic Period between 700-900 CE. Many bricks are skillfully ornamented with glyphs. The most important buildings are the northern plaza and the two pyramids ''Gran Acropolis'' and ''Acropolis Este''. |