Copán

E33683

UNESCO World Heritage Site ancient Maya city archaeological site

Copán is an ancient Maya city in present-day Honduras renowned for its elaborate stone sculptures, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and well-preserved archaeological remains.

Aliases (2)

Copán Ruinas ×1
Copán royal dynasty ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → ancient Maya city → archaeological site →
abandonedInCentury	9th century →
culture	Maya →
excavatedBy	Alfred P. Maudslay → Harvard University projects → Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia → Sylvanus G. Morley →
firstHistoricalRuler	Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ →
hasCountry	Honduras NERFINISHED →
hasDynasty	Copán royal dynasty →
hasFeature	altars with hieroglyphic texts → ballcourt markers → carved stelae depicting rulers → inscribed stairways → zoomorphic sculptures →
hasLanguage	Classic Maya language →
hasNearbyTown	Copán Ruinas →
hasPeakPeriod	5th to 9th centuries CE → Classic period →
hasRiver	Copán River →
hasStructure	Acropolis → Great Plaza → Hieroglyphic Stairway → Temple 16 → Temple 22 → ballcourt → residential compounds →
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageStatusSince	1980 →
hasWritingSystem	Maya script →
knownFor	Hieroglyphic Stairway → altars → ballcourt → elaborate stone sculptures → hieroglyphic inscriptions → stelae → well-preserved archaeological remains →
locatedIn	Copán Department → Honduras NERFINISHED → Maya region → western Honduras →
near	Guatemalan border →
notableRuler	18-Rabbit → Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil →
partOf	Maya civilization →
touristAttraction	major archaeological tourism destination in Honduras →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(iv) → (vi) →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Maya civilization → Mesoamerica →	majorSite
Copán ("Copán royal dynasty") →	hasDynasty
Classic period in Mesoamerica →	hasMajorCenter
Copán ("Copán Ruinas") →	hasNearbyTown
Honduras →	notableArchaeologicalSite