Petexbatún region
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The Petexbatún region is an area of the southwestern Maya Lowlands in Guatemala known for its dense concentration of Classic Maya archaeological sites and complex history of warfare and political rivalry.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya archaeological region
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archaeological region ⓘ geographical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
defensive walls and moats
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fortified hilltop centers ⓘ rapid political collapse in Late Classic ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Classic Maya period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | tropical lowland forest ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Arthur A. Demarest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various international archaeological teams ⓘ |
| governedInAntiquityBy | Dos Pilas dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidence |
burned structures and destruction layers
ⓘ
causeways and defensive earthworks ⓘ elite residential compounds ⓘ hieroglyphic inscriptions documenting warfare ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalTheme |
Classic Maya collapse
NERFINISHED
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defensive settlement patterns ⓘ dynastic rivalry ⓘ inter-polity warfare ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | Mayan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorSite |
Aguateca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arroyo de Piedra NERFINISHED ⓘ Dos Pilas NERFINISHED ⓘ Naranjo de Petexbatún NERFINISHED ⓘ Punta de Chimino NERFINISHED ⓘ Seibal NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamarindito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex history of warfare
ⓘ
dense concentration of Classic Maya archaeological sites ⓘ political rivalry among Classic Maya polities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
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Petén Department NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Maya Lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernUse |
archaeological research area
ⓘ
conservation and heritage management area ⓘ |
| near | Pasión River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maya Lowlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pasión River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakOccupation | Late Classic period ⓘ |
| researchProject | Petexbatún Regional Archaeological Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
agricultural expansion
ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ looting of archaeological sites ⓘ |
| timeDepth | primarily 6th to 9th centuries CE ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Petexbatún River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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