Kohunlich

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Kohunlich is a large Maya archaeological site in southern Quintana Roo, Mexico, noted for its monumental architecture and well-preserved stucco masks.

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Label Occurrences
Kohunlich canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya archaeological site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
pre-Columbian site ⓘ
abandonedBy Late Classic period ⓘ
accessVia highway from Chetumal to Escárcega ⓘ
architecturalStyle Maya Classic period architecture ⓘ
civilization Maya civilization ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culture Maya ⓘ
discoveredIn 20th century ⓘ
earliestOccupation circa 200 BCE ⓘ
environment tropical forest ⓘ
floruit circa 600–900 CE ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalResearch excavations in second half of 20th century ⓘ
hasArtworkType bas-relief decoration ⓘ
stucco masks ⓘ
hasConservationConcern preservation of stucco masks ⓘ
hasLayout plazas connected by raised causeways ⓘ
hasNotableFeature Temple of the Masks ⓘ
acropolis ⓘ
ballcourt ⓘ
monumental architecture ⓘ
palace structures ⓘ
plazas ⓘ
residential compounds ⓘ
well-preserved stucco masks ⓘ
hasStructure 27 Steps pyramid ⓘ
Acropolis ⓘ
Ballcourt ⓘ
Temple of the Masks ⓘ
residential platforms ⓘ
languageGroupAssociated Mayan languages ⓘ
locatedIn Mesoamerica ⓘ
Quintana Roo ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
Municipality of Othón P. Blanco ⓘ
surface form: municipality of Othón P. Blanco

southern Quintana Roo ⓘ
managedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ
material limestone ⓘ
nameEtymology derived from nearby cohune palm (Attalea cohune) ⓘ
near Chetumal ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
period Classic period ⓘ
primaryDeityDepicted sun god (on stucco masks) ⓘ
region southern Maya lowlands ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

state of Quintana Roo → containsArchaeologicalSite → Kohunlich ⓘ
subject surface form: Quintana Roo
Dzibanché → locatedNear → Kohunlich ⓘ