Zona Arqueológica de Sayil
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Zona Arqueológica de Sayil is a Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Puuc region, noted for its elaborate palatial architecture and well-preserved ruins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zona Arqueológica de Sayil canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya archaeological site
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Puuc style NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Teobert Maler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| floruit | 9th century ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
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ceremonial center ⓘ residential center ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
colonnaded façades
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mask decoration of the rain god Chaac ⓘ multiple-story palace buildings ⓘ rich stone mosaic façades ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
El Mirador
NERFINISHED
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Great Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ Palacio de Sayil NERFINISHED ⓘ ballcourt ⓘ chultunes ⓘ residential groups ⓘ sacbeob ⓘ |
| heritage | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elaborate palatial architecture
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well-preserved ruins ⓘ |
| languageContext | Yucatec Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mexico
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Puuc region NERFINISHED ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ state of Yucatán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | INAH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| near |
Kabáh
NERFINISHED
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Labná NERFINISHED ⓘ Uxmal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| originalInhabitants | Maya people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Puuc archaeological region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruta Puuc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Late Classic period ⓘ |
| regionType | lowland tropical forest ⓘ |
| surveyedBy |
Harry Pollock
NERFINISHED
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Tatiana Proskouriakoff NERFINISHED ⓘ Teobert Maler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal World Heritage buffer zone ⓘ |
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