Calakmul Archaeological Zone

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Calakmul Archaeological Zone is an extensive ancient Maya city in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, renowned for its towering pyramids and status as a major Classic-period political and cultural center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Maya city
archaeological site
abandonedInCentury 10th century
alsoKnownAs Calakmul NERFINISHED
Kaanul capital
associatedDynasty Kaan dynasty NERFINISHED
civilization Maya NERFINISHED
continent North America
country Mexico
culture Maya civilization NERFINISHED
discoveredByModernArchaeology Cyrus Longworth Lundell NERFINISHED
environment tropical forest
flourishedInCentury 7th century
8th century
hasFeature acropolis complexes
causeways
hieroglyphic inscriptions
large central plaza
palace structures
residential complexes
stelae
tall pyramids
hasNumberOfStelae over 100
hasPyramid Structure 1 NERFINISHED
Structure 2 NERFINISHED
hasStructure E-Group complex NERFINISHED
Structure 1
Structure 2 NERFINISHED
ballcourt
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
locatedIn Campeche NERFINISHED
Mexico
Yucatán Peninsula
locatedInProtectedArea Calakmul Biosphere Reserve NERFINISHED
managedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia NERFINISHED
material limestone
nearBorderWith Guatemala NERFINISHED
openToPublic true
partOf Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche NERFINISHED
period Classic period of Maya civilization
politicalStatus major Classic-period Maya regional capital
superpower of the Maya lowlands
region Maya Lowlands NERFINISHED
rivalOf Tikal NERFINISHED
startOfOccupation Preclassic period of Maya civilization
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria cultural
natural
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2002
yearOfModernDiscovery 1931

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Calakmul Biosphere Reserve hasPart Calakmul Archaeological Zone
Structure I partOf Calakmul Archaeological Zone
this entity surface form: Calakmul archaeological site
Structure II partOf Calakmul Archaeological Zone
this entity surface form: Calakmul archaeological site
E-Group astronomical complex locatedIn Calakmul Archaeological Zone
subject surface form: E-Group astronomical complex at Calakmul
this entity surface form: Calakmul archaeological site
Great Plaza partOf Calakmul Archaeological Zone
this entity surface form: Calakmul archaeological site
Central Plaza locatedIn Calakmul Archaeological Zone
subject surface form: Central Plaza (Calakmul)
this entity surface form: Calakmul archaeological site
Central Plaza formsCoreOf Calakmul Archaeological Zone
subject surface form: Central Plaza (Calakmul)
this entity surface form: Calakmul ceremonial precinct
Xpujil hasNearbyWorldHeritageSite Calakmul Archaeological Zone
this entity surface form: Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul
Campeche state hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Calakmul Archaeological Zone
subject surface form: Campeche
this entity surface form: Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Mexico includes Calakmul Archaeological Zone
this entity surface form: Calakmul archaeological zone