Yaxchilán

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Yaxchilán is an ancient Maya city renowned for its well-preserved architecture and intricately carved stone lintels along the Usumacinta River in present-day Mexico.

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Label Occurrences
Yaxchilán canonical 12
Yaxchilan 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Maya city
archaeological site
pre-Columbian city
flourishedInCentury 7th century
8th century
flourishedInPeriod Classic period
hasArchitecturalStyle Maya architecture
hasArtTheme bloodletting ceremonies
dynastic history
royal rituals
hasCountry Mexico
hasCulture Maya
hasDiscoveryByArchaeology 19th century explorers
hasFeature ballcourt
hieroglyphic stairways
stelae
stone lintels over doorways
hasLanguageOfInscriptions Classic Maya language
hasMajorStructure Acropolis
Great Plaza
Structure 23
Structure 33
Structure 44
hasModernAccess boat on Usumacinta River
hasNearbySite Bonampak
Piedras Negras
hasRuler Bird Jaguar IV
Itzamnaaj Bʼalam II
Yaxun Bʼalam IV
hasScript Maya hieroglyphs
hasState Chiapas
hasUNESCOStatus on UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List
isInEnvironment tropical rainforest
isManagedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
knownFor hieroglyphic inscriptions
intricately carved stone lintels
sculptural art
well-preserved architecture
locatedIn Chiapas
Mexico
locatedNear Guatemalan border
locatedOnRiver Usumacinta River
partOf Maya civilization
wasImportantFor control of Usumacinta River trade routes
regional political power

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Maya civilization majorSite Yaxchilán
southern Mexico hasArchaeologicalSite Yaxchilán
subject surface form: Southern Mexico
Maya stelae foundAt Yaxchilán
western Maya lowlands hasMajorSite Yaxchilán
this entity surface form: Yaxchilan
Classic period mainCity Yaxchilán
subject surface form: Classic period (Maya civilization)
Bonampak nearbySite Yaxchilán
Bonampak governingPolity Yaxchilán
Maya lowlands contains Yaxchilán