Formative Maya

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Preclassic_Maya
gptkbp:characterizedBy agriculture
ceramic production
village life
development of social complexity
early monumental architecture
early writing systems
gptkbp:dividedInto Early Preclassic
Late Preclassic
Middle Preclassic
gptkbp:economy trade
agriculture-based
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Archaic_Maya
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Formative Maya
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Olmec_civilization
gptkbp:knownFor ceremonial centers
pyramidal structures
long-distance trade
early city-states
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Mayan_languages
gptkbp:mainCrops maize
squash
beans
manioc
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:ceramics
painted murals
early stelae
jade ornaments
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:San_Bartolo
gptkb:Cerros
gptkb:El_Mirador
gptkb:Komchen
gptkb:Nakbé
Cival
Cuello
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkbp:period c. 2000 BCE – 250 CE
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Classic_Maya
gptkbp:region gptkb:Belize
gptkb:El_Salvador
gptkb:Guatemala
gptkb:Honduras
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Mesoamerica
gptkbp:religion Maya religion
gptkbp:successor Classic Maya period
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Maya_script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Preclassic_Maya
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5