Calakmul

E49310

ancient Maya city archaeological site

Calakmul is a major ancient Maya city and archaeological site in the jungles of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its massive pyramids and extensive ruins.

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Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Maya city → archaeological site →
abandonedBy	10th century CE →
civilization	Maya civilization →
country	Mexico →
discoveredByModernArchaeology	Cyrus Longworth Lundell →
distanceFromXpujilApprox	about 60 km →
engagedInAllianceWith	Caracol → Dos Pilas →
engagedInRivalryWith	Tikal →
excavatedBy	Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia →
hasArchitecturalStyle	Classic Maya style → Petén style →
hasBiome	Mesoamerican tropical forest →
hasConservationStatus	partially restored → surrounded by protected forest →
hasDynastyName	Kaan → Snake dynasty →
hasEstimatedPopulationPeak	over 50,000 inhabitants →
hasExtendedTerritoryApprox	over 70 square kilometres →
hasFaunaInReserve	howler monkey → jaguar → ocellated turkey → ocelot → spider monkey →
hasMaximumPyramidHeightApprox	over 45 metres →
hasNotableStructure	Central Plaza → E-Group astronomical complex → Great Plaza → North Acropolis → South Acropolis → Structure I → Structure II →
hasPrimaryMaterial	limestone →
hasStelaeCountApprox	one of the largest concentrations of Maya stelae → over 100 →
hasStructureType	acropolis → ballcourt → palace complex → pyramid → residential platforms →
hasUrbanAreaApprox	over 2 square kilometres →
heritageCriteria	(i) → (ii) → (iii) → (iv) → (ix) → (x) →
locatedIn	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve → Campeche → Maya lowlands → Mexico →
locatedInEcosystem	tropical rainforest →
locatedInRegion	Yucatán Peninsula →
majorPowerFrom	circa 6th century CE →
majorPowerUntil	late 8th century CE →
nearBorderWith	Guatemala NERFINISHED →
partOf	Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche →
periodOfFlourishing	Classic period → Late Classic period →
politicalRole	capital of a major Maya kingdom → seat of the Kaan (Snake) dynasty →
reachableFrom	Xpujil →
recognizedAs	one of the largest known Maya sites → one of the most powerful Classic Maya capitals →
startDateApprox	circa 3rd century BCE →
surveyedBy	Sylvanus G. Morley →
tourismType	cultural tourism → ecotourism →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	true →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteID	1061 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	2002 →
writingSystem	Maya hieroglyphic script →
yearOfModernDiscovery	1931 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Southern Mexico → Yucatán Peninsula →	hasArchaeologicalSite
Classic period in Mesoamerica →	hasMajorCenter
Southern Mexico ("Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul") →	hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Maya civilization →	majorSite
Calakmul ("Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche") →	partOf