Maya ruins at Palenque

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The Maya ruins at Palenque are a major archaeological site in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for their well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricate inscriptions that illuminate Classic-period Maya civilization.

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instanceOf Maya archaeological site
ancient city
archaeological site
abandonedInCentury 9th century
country Mexico
culture Maya
discoveryOfPakalTomb 1952
environment tropical rainforest
excavationBeganInCentury 18th century
flourishedInCentury 7th century
8th century
hasRulerBurial Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I
hasStructure Aqueduct
Ballcourt
East Court of the Palace
Group of the Cross
North Group
linked to: South Group

Palace of Palenque
linked to: Palenque Palace

South Acropolis
Temple of the Count
Temple of the Cross
Temple of the Foliated Cross
Temple of the Inscriptions
Temple of the Skull
Temple of the Sun
Tower of the Palace
inscriptionsLanguage Classic Maya language
knownFor Maya hieroglyphic texts
elaborate stucco sculpture
intricate inscriptions
palaces
well-preserved temples
locatedIn Chiapas
Mesoamerica
Mexico
majorRulerAssociated Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I
Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II
Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II
nearModernTown Palenque, Chiapas
linked to: Palenque
nearRiver Otulum River
notableArchaeologistAssociated Alberto Ruz Lhuillier
notableExplorerAssociated Frederick Catherwood
John Lloyd Stephens
partOf Maya civilization
region Usumacinta basin
timePeriod Classic period of Maya civilization
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite true
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1987
writingSystem Maya hieroglyphs

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Jean-Frédéric Waldeck workedOn Maya ruins at Palenque
Alberto Ruz Lhuillier associatedWith archaeological site of Palenque
linked to: Maya ruins at Palenque
World Heritage Sites in Mexico hasExample Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
linked to: Maya ruins at Palenque