Pasión River region

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The Pasión River region is a culturally and archaeologically significant area within the Maya lowlands, known for its dense concentration of ancient Maya sites along the Pasión River in present-day Guatemala.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya lowlands region
cultural region
archaeologicalResearchFocus Maya collapse
Maya political organization
Maya warfare
associatedWithCulture Maya civilization
borderingRegion Petexbatún region
Usumacinta River region
country Guatemala
culturalPeriod Classic Maya period
Preclassic Maya period
Terminal Classic period
environment tropical lowland forest
hasArchaeologicalSite Aguateca
Altar de Sacrificios
Arroyo de Piedra
Cancuén
Dos Pilas
La Amelia
Maca
Punta de Chimino
Seibal
Tamarindito
hasEconomicRoleInAntiquity interregional exchange corridor
riverine trade route
hasFeature floodplain terraces
limestone karst landscape
hasHydrologicalFeature Pasión River
hasResearchDiscipline Maya archaeology
Mesoamerican studies
hasSettlementPattern dispersed lowland Maya centers along river
hasTypeOfHeritage pre-Columbian heritage
knownFor archaeological significance
cultural significance
dense concentration of ancient Maya sites
languageFamilyHistoricallySpoken Mayan languages
locatedIn Guatemala
Maya lowlands
modernAdministrativeDivision Alta Verapaz Department
Petén Department
namedAfter Pasión River
partOf Maya area
Petén region
linked to: Petén Department
riverSystem Usumacinta River basin
timeDepthOfOccupation at least from Middle Preclassic to Terminal Classic
transportCorridorType navigable river route

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Maya lowlands contains Pasión River region
Aguateca locatedIn Pasión River region