Becán

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Maya archaeological site ancient city archaeological site

Becán is a major Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Campeche region, notable for its defensive moat and impressive Classic-period architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya archaeological site ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
approximateAbandonment Terminal Classic period ⓘ
approximateOccupationPeak Late Classic period ⓘ
approximateOccupationStart Middle Preclassic period ⓘ
architecturalStyle Río Bec style NERFINISHED ⓘ
civilization Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
countrySubdivision State of Campeche NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveredBy John Denison NERFINISHED ⓘ
Karl Ruppert NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveryYear 1934 ⓘ
excavatedBy David L. Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ
William G. Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ
excavationStart 1970s ⓘ
flourishedIn Classic period of Maya civilization ⓘ
function ceremonial center ⓘ
political center ⓘ
residential center ⓘ
hasDefensiveSystem earthen ramparts ⓘ
moat encircling central precinct ⓘ
hasFeature ballcourt ⓘ
causeways ⓘ
defensive moat ⓘ
earthwork fortifications ⓘ
impressive Classic-period architecture ⓘ
palatial complexes ⓘ
plazas ⓘ
pyramidal structures ⓘ
hasNearbySite Chicanná NERFINISHED ⓘ
Xpuhil NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStructureType defensive ditch ⓘ
palace ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
residential platforms ⓘ
temple pyramid ⓘ
isTouristAttraction true ⓘ
knownFor defensive moat surrounding the core area ⓘ
fortified urban layout ⓘ
monumental architecture ⓘ
locatedIn Campeche NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
managedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia NERFINISHED ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf Río Bec region NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Campeche NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod Classic period ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Xpujil → hasNearbyArchaeologicalSite → Becán ⓘ
Campeche state → contains → Becán ⓘ
subject surface form: Campeche