Nakbé

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Nakbé is an ancient preclassic Maya archaeological site in northern Guatemala, notable as one of the earliest known large Maya cities.

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Nakbé canonical 2
Nakbe 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya archaeological site
Preclassic Maya site
ancient city
abandoned Late Preclassic period
access remote jungle location
archaeologicalStatus excavated site
connectedByCausewayTo El Mirador
conservationStatus partially protected
country Guatemala
culture Maya civilization
discoveredBy Ian Graham
discoveryDate 1960s
earliestOccupation c. 1000 BCE
flourished c. 800–400 BCE
hasFeature E-Group astronomical complex
artificial terraces
causeways
large platform mounds
monumental architecture
palace-type structures
pyramidal structures
quarry pits
residential platforms
stelae
water management features
hasMaterialEvidence architectural sculpture
ceramics
lithics
stucco masks
languageContext Classic Maya language area
locatedIn Maya lowlands
Petén Department NERFINISHED
northern Guatemala
nearbySite El Mirador
Tintal
notableFor being one of the earliest large Maya cities
early development of Maya monumental architecture
early use of stucco decoration
evidence of complex social organization in the Preclassic period
large-scale construction in the Middle Preclassic
partOf Mirador Basin
period Late Preclassic period
Middle Preclassic period
region Maya lowlands
surface form: Central Maya Lowlands
researchedBy Proyecto Cuenca Mirador
Richard D. Hansen NERFINISHED
significance key site for understanding early Maya urbanism

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Petén Department contains Nakbé
El Mirador nearbySites Nakbé
this entity surface form: Nakbe