Archaeologists divide the architectural development of Comalcalco into two phases: an earlier phase, when the construction technique consisted of a core of rammed earth which was then covered by a thick layer of plaster; and a later phase, in which the builders either covered the earthen core with fired bricks, or they skipped the earthen core and constructed the buildings with hand-made clay brick masonry. Most of these bricks were decorated with graffiti portraying real and fantastic animals, sketches of buildings, human and geometric figures, figures that were scratched in as glyphs or modeled in three dimensional high relief.
- Guide to the Maya Civilization
- Mesoamerican Timeline
