Balamkú

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Balamkú is a Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Campeche, noted for its well-preserved stucco friezes and Classic-period architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya archaeological site
ancient Maya city
archaeological site
architecturalStyle Maya architecture
artStyle Maya stucco relief
civilization Maya NERFINISHED
country Mexico
countryHeritageAuthority Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia GENERATED
culture Maya civilization NERFINISHED
discoveredBy Campeche INAH inspector
discoveredIn 1990
excavatedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia NERFINISHED
hasAccessType tourist site
hasArchaeologicalImportance evidence for Classic Maya political iconography
preservation of polychrome stucco friezes
hasArtMotif jaguar imagery
rulers seated on thrones
underworld symbolism
hasConservationStatus partially restored
hasCountrySubdivision Mexican state of Campeche
hasCulturalPeriod Late Classic period NERFINISHED
Maya Classic period NERFINISHED
hasNameEtymology derived from Maya words for “jaguar” and “temple” or “hidden”
hasNotableFeature Classic-period architecture
ceremonial plaza
palace-type structures
pyramidal platforms
well-preserved stucco friezes
hasStructureType palace complex
plaza
pyramid base
residential structures
temple platform
heritageDesignation Mexican archaeological monument
locatedIn Calakmul Municipality NERFINISHED
Campeche NERFINISHED
Maya Lowlands NERFINISHED
Mesoamerica NERFINISHED
Yucatán Peninsula
locatedInEcosystem tropical forest
locatedInProtectedArea Calakmul Biosphere Reserve NERFINISHED
materialUsed limestone
nearbySite Becán NERFINISHED
Calakmul NERFINISHED
Chicanná NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
periodOfFlourishing Classic period of Maya civilization
region southeastern Campeche

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Campeche state contains Balamkú
subject surface form: Campeche