Puuc Maya
E851920
The Puuc Maya were a Late Classic Maya cultural group in the hilly Puuc region of the Yucatán Peninsula, noted for their distinctive stone mosaic architecture and cities such as Uxmal.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ah Canul group | 1 |
| Mayapán League | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Late Classic Maya group
ⓘ
Maya cultural group ⓘ |
| archaeologicallyIdentifiedBy | Puuc ceramic sphere ⓘ |
| culturalTradition | Puuc architectural school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developed | chultunes ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
maize agriculture
ⓘ
rain-fed agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Puuc region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
8th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Late Classic period ⓘ |
| hadCenter | Uxmal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Kabáh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labná NERFINISHED ⓘ Sayil NERFINISHED ⓘ Uxmal NERFINISHED ⓘ Xlapak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Kabáh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labná NERFINISHED ⓘ Sayil NERFINISHED ⓘ Uxmal NERFINISHED ⓘ Xlapak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | architecture at Chichén Itzá ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Puuc architectural style
ⓘ
colonnettes and latticework in architecture ⓘ elaborate friezes ⓘ long palace-type buildings ⓘ ornate stone facades ⓘ stone mosaic architecture ⓘ veneer masonry construction ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Puuc region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ northern Maya lowlands ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | city-states ⓘ |
| reachedPeak | Terminal Classic period ⓘ |
| regionCharacterizedBy |
low limestone hills
ⓘ
scarcity of surface water ⓘ thin soils ⓘ |
| regionNowIn |
Campeche state, Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yucatán state, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Maya religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleNamedAfter | Puuc region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| used | chultunes for water storage ⓘ |
| usedScript | Maya hieroglyphic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mayapán League