ancient city of Cobá
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The ancient city of Cobá is a large pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its extensive network of sacbeob (raised stone roads) and towering pyramid structures.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cobá | 0 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya archaeological site
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ancient city ⓘ pre-Columbian settlement ⓘ |
| abandonmentPeriod | Postclassic period ⓘ |
| approximateEarliestOccupationDate | c. 100 BCE ⓘ |
| approximateFlourishingDates | c. 600–900 CE ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredByScholarsYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| distanceToChichénItzá_km | approximately 90 GENERATED ⓘ |
| distanceToTulum_km | approximately 44 GENERATED ⓘ |
| earliestOccupation | Preclassic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlyExplorer |
Sylvanus G. Morley
NERFINISHED
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Teobert Maler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | lowland tropical forest ⓘ |
| excavatingInstitution | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStartDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
regional Maya political center
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trade hub ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ballcourts
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lakes ⓘ residential platforms ⓘ sacbeob ⓘ stelae ⓘ temple pyramids ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLakes | yes ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Grupo Coba
NERFINISHED
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Grupo Las Pinturas NERFINISHED ⓘ Grupo Macanxoc NERFINISHED ⓘ La Iglesia pyramid NERFINISHED ⓘ Nohoch Mul NERFINISHED ⓘ ballcourts ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Nohoch Mul pyramid
NERFINISHED
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extensive network of sacbeob ⓘ large pyramid structures ⓘ stelae with hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Maya hieroglyphic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mexico
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Quintana Roo NERFINISHED ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ |
| longestSacbeDestination | Yaxuná NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longestSacbeLength_km | approximately 100 ⓘ |
| managedBy | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Tulum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestModernSettlement | Cobá village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NohochMul_height_m | approximately 42 ⓘ |
| NohochMul_instanceOf | pyramid ⓘ |
| NohochMul_statusInQuintanaRoo | one of the tallest Maya pyramids in Quintana Roo ⓘ |
| numberOfSacbeob | more than 40 GENERATED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing | Classic period ⓘ |
| region | Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sacbeobDefinition | raised stone causeways ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
archaeological tourism
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cultural tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | not inscribed as individual site as of 2024 ⓘ |
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