El Mirador
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El Mirador is a major ancient Maya city in northern Guatemala, renowned for its massive pyramids and role as one of the earliest and largest Preclassic Maya urban centers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Mirador canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya archaeological site
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ancient city ⓘ archaeological site in Guatemala ⓘ |
| abandoned | around the end of the Late Preclassic period ⓘ |
| access |
reachable mainly by helicopter or multi-day trek
ⓘ
remote jungle location ⓘ |
| approximateFloorspace | large urban area ⓘ |
| conservationEffort |
archaeological conservation projects
ⓘ
proposals for Mirador Basin national park ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Ian Graham ⓘ |
| environment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| flourished | circa 300 BCE to 150 CE ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
causeways
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monumental architecture ⓘ stucco masks ⓘ water management systems ⓘ |
| hasPyramidHeight | La Danta pyramid is among the tallest pyramids in the Maya world ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
El Tigre pyramid
ⓘ
La Danta pyramid ⓘ Mundo Perdido complex ⓘ
surface form:
Los Monos complex
triadic acropolis groups ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important pre-Columbian heritage site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the earliest large Maya urban centers
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large triadic pyramid complexes ⓘ massive pyramids ⓘ |
| languageContext | Classic Maya language area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Petén Department
NERFINISHED
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northern Guatemala ⓘ |
| nearbySites |
Nakbé
ⓘ
surface form:
Nakbe
Tintal ⓘ Xulnal ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maya lowlands
ⓘ
Mirador Basin ⓘ |
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| researchedBy |
Richard D. Hansen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various archaeological projects ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for complex Preclassic Maya political organization
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evidence for early large-scale urban planning ⓘ key site for understanding early Maya state formation ⓘ |
| surveyedBy | Ian Graham ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
deforestation
ⓘ
illegal logging ⓘ looting ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Preclassic period
ⓘ
Preclassic period (Maya civilization) ⓘ
surface form:
Preclassic Maya period
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.