Río Bec region
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The Río Bec region is an archaeological area in the southern Maya lowlands of Mexico known for its distinctive Classic-period Maya cities featuring elaborate, non-functional twin-tower temple-pyramids.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya archaeological site group
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archaeological region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Maya polities
ⓘ
hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ |
| borders |
Chenes region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petén region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Mesoamerican Classic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Teobert Maler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalCulture | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
acropolises
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palace-type residential complexes ⓘ temple-pyramids ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
elaborate stucco decoration
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false stairways on temple façades ⓘ non-climbable steep stairways ⓘ tower-like structures without interior rooms ⓘ zoomorphic doorways ⓘ |
| hasChronology | approximately AD 600–900 ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus |
partially excavated
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partially overgrown by tropical forest ⓘ |
| hasPeakOccupation | Late Classic period ⓘ |
| hasPeriod | Classic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchField | Maya archaeology ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Becán
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicanná NERFINISHED ⓘ El Ramonal NERFINISHED ⓘ El Tabasqueño NERFINISHED ⓘ El Tigre NERFINISHED ⓘ Hormiguero NERFINISHED ⓘ Okolhuitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Bec NERFINISHED ⓘ Xpuhil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyle | Río Bec style NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Río Bec architectural style
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elaborate façade decoration ⓘ non-functional temple towers ⓘ twin-tower temple-pyramids ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Campeche
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ southern Maya lowlands ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maya area
ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surveyedBy |
Dominique Michelet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eric Taladoire NERFINISHED ⓘ Román Piña Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylvanus G. Morley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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