Calakmul Archaeological Zone

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Calakmul Archaeological Zone is an extensive ancient Maya city in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, renowned for its towering pyramids and status as a major Classic-period political and cultural center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Maya city
archaeological site
abandonedInCentury 10th century
alsoKnownAs Calakmul
Kaanul capital
associatedDynasty Kaan dynasty
civilization Maya
continent North America
country Mexico
culture Maya civilization
discoveredByModernArchaeology Cyrus Longworth Lundell
environment tropical forest
flourishedInCentury 7th century
8th century
hasFeature acropolis complexes
causeways
hieroglyphic inscriptions
large central plaza
palace structures
residential complexes
stelae
tall pyramids
hasNumberOfStelae over 100
hasPyramid Structure 1
Structure 2
hasStructure E-Group complex
Structure 1
Structure 2
ballcourt
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
locatedIn Campeche
linked to: Campeche state

Mexico
Yucatán Peninsula
locatedInProtectedArea Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
managedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
material limestone
nearBorderWith Guatemala
openToPublic true
partOf Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche
period Classic period of Maya civilization
politicalStatus major Classic-period Maya regional capital
superpower of the Maya lowlands
region Maya Lowlands
linked to: Maya lowlands
rivalOf Tikal
startOfOccupation Preclassic period of Maya civilization
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria cultural
natural
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2002
yearOfModernDiscovery 1931

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Calakmul Biosphere Reserve hasPart Calakmul Archaeological Zone
Structure I partOf Calakmul archaeological site
linked to: Calakmul Archaeological Zone
Structure II partOf Calakmul archaeological site
linked to: Calakmul Archaeological Zone
E-Group astronomical complex at Calakmul locatedIn Calakmul archaeological site
subject linked to: E-Group astronomical complex
linked to: Calakmul Archaeological Zone
Great Plaza partOf Calakmul archaeological site
linked to: Calakmul Archaeological Zone
Central Plaza (Calakmul) locatedIn Calakmul archaeological site
subject linked to: Central Plaza
linked to: Calakmul Archaeological Zone
Central Plaza (Calakmul) formsCoreOf Calakmul ceremonial precinct
subject linked to: Central Plaza
linked to: Calakmul Archaeological Zone
Xpujil hasNearbyWorldHeritageSite Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul
linked to: Calakmul Archaeological Zone
Campeche hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche
subject linked to: Campeche state
linked to: Calakmul Archaeological Zone
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Mexico includes Calakmul archaeological zone
linked to: Calakmul Archaeological Zone