Kaminaljuyú archaeological site
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Kaminaljuyú archaeological site is an ancient pre-Columbian Maya city known for its extensive ruins, including pyramidal mounds and carved stone monuments, now located within modern Guatemala City.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaminaljuyú | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya city
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| abandonedInCentury | 9th century CE ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture |
Maya peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Highland Maya
|
| associatedWith | Teotihuacan influence ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Alfred V. Kidder
ⓘ
Edwin M. Shook NERFINISHED ⓘ Jorge F. Guillemín ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
1st century CE
ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ 3rd century CE ⓘ 4th century CE ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| hasArtifactType |
altars
ⓘ
ceramic vessels ⓘ jade ornaments ⓘ obsidian tools ⓘ stelae ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole | regional trade center ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ballcourts
ⓘ
burial mounds ⓘ carved stone monuments ⓘ causeways ⓘ ceremonial architecture ⓘ platform mounds ⓘ pyramidal mounds ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
political center ⓘ |
| hasModernStatus |
partly destroyed by urban development
ⓘ
partly preserved as archaeological park ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | “Hill of the Dead” in Kʼicheʼ ⓘ |
| hasWaterSource | former Miraflores Lake ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | national archaeological park of Guatemala ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Maya urbanism
ⓘ
extensive ruins ⓘ long occupation sequence ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guatemala City ⓘ Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| partOf |
Guatemala Highlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Guatemalan Highlands
|
| region | Valley of Guatemala ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classic period
ⓘ
Preclassic period ⓘ |
| withinCityDistrict |
Guatemala City
ⓘ
surface form:
Zone 7 of Guatemala City
|
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Kaminaljuyú