Dzibanché

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Dzibanché is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, known for its pyramids, carved monuments, and evidence of early Classic-period political power.

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Dzibanché canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya city
archaeological site
architecturalStyle Maya architecture
country Mexico
culture Maya civilization
discoveredBy Thomas Gann
discoveryYear 1927
hasEvidenceOf dynastic rule
long-distance political connections
monumental construction in Early Classic period
royal burials
hasFunction ceremonial center
political center
residential center
hasNearbySite Kinichná
hasPart K’inich Na’ group
Lamay group
Temple of the Captives
Temple of the Cormorants
ballcourt
palaces
plazas
hasPeriod Early Classic period
Late Classic period
Preclassic period
hasStructureType ceremonial plaza
palatial complex
stepped pyramid
heritageDesignation archaeological zone of Mexico
isPartOf Maya archaeological sites in Quintana Roo
knownFor carved monuments
evidence of Early Classic political power
hieroglyphic inscriptions
pyramids
locatedIn Quintana Roo
Yucatán Peninsula
Municipality of Othón P. Blanco
surface form: municipality of Othón P. Blanco
locatedInBiome tropical forest
locatedNear Bacalar
Kohunlich
managedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
materialUsed limestone
nameMeaning writing on wood
openToPublic true
region southern Quintana Roo lowlands
timeOfMajorFlourishing Early Classic period
timeOfOccupationEnd Classic period
surface form: Terminal Classic period
writingSystem Maya script

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state of Quintana Roo containsArchaeologicalSite Dzibanché
subject surface form: Quintana Roo