Chacmultún

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Chacmultún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, notable for its Puuc-style architecture and distinctive red-stained stone structures.

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Chacmultún canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya archaeological site
ancient city
archaeological site
abandonedBy Maya inhabitants
abandonmentEra Postclassic period
architecturalStyle Puuc style
builtBy Maya people
linked to: Maya peoples
civilization Maya civilization
country Mexico
countryContinent North America
countrySubdivision municipality of Tekax
culturalAffiliation Lowland Maya
culturalPeriod Late Classic period
Terminal Classic period
discoveredBy Teobert Maler
etymology Maya language
governedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
hasAccess road access from Tekax area
hasBuildingGroup acropolis-type groups
plaza groups
hasColoration reddish stone surfaces
hasFeature corbelled arches
decorated facades
elevated platforms
palace-type buildings
pyramidal structures
stucco decoration remnants
hasFunction administrative center
ceremonial center
residential center
hasOrientation astronomically influenced layout
hasRelief hilltop constructions
heritage pre-Columbian site
locatedIn Yucatán Peninsula
Yucatán state
material limestone
nameMeaning “red stone”
near other Puuc sites
notableFor Puuc-style architecture
red-stained stone structures
preservationStatus partially restored
region Puuc region
stoneColorationCause natural oxidation
surveyedBy Teobert Maler
tourism open to visitors

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Puuc region hasArchaeologicalSite Chacmultún
Yucatán Peninsula sites hasPart Chacmultún
Puuc hills hasArchaeologicalSite Chacmultún
subject linked to: Puuc hills (Los Puuc)
Puuc archaeological zone hasPart Chacmultún