Chicanná

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Chicanná is a small Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Campeche, noted for its well-preserved temples and elaborate zoomorphic façades.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chicanná canonical 6
Sacxán 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya archaeological site
archaeological site
approximateEndDate 10th century
approximateStartDate 5th century
civilization Maya civilization
country Mexico
culture Maya
discoveredInCentury 20th century
floruit Late Classic period
governingBody Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
hasArchitecturalStyle Maya architecture
Río Bec style
hasFeature Chac masks
monster-mouth portal
palaces
residential structures
stone mosaics
stucco decoration
temples
zoomorphic façade
hasNotableBuilding Structure II
Structure XX
hasStructure Structure I
Structure II
Structure III
Structure VI
Structure XX
hasTouristInfrastructure yes
heritageStatus protected archaeological zone of Mexico
knownFor elaborate zoomorphic façades
monster-mouth doorways
well-preserved temples
languageOfName Yucatec Maya
locatedIn Calakmul Municipality
Campeche
linked to: Campeche state
locatedInRegion Campeche
linked to: Campeche state

Río Bec region
Yucatán Peninsula
materialUsed limestone
nameMeaning House of the Serpent Mouth
nearbySite Becán
Calakmul
Hormiguero
Xpujil
openToPublic yes
timePeriod Classic period

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Municipality of Othón P. Blanco contains Sacxán
linked to: Chicanná
Campeche contains Chicanná
subject linked to: Campeche state
Becán hasNearbySite Chicanná
Río Bec region hasSite Chicanná
Balamkú nearbySite Chicanná