Nakbé archaeological site

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Nakbé_archaeological_site
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:abandoned gptkb:Late_Preclassic_period
gptkbp:access remote, accessible by foot or helicopter
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Richard_D._Hansen
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1930
gptkbp:distanceFromElMirador 13 km south
gptkbp:earliestOccupation gptkb:Middle_Preclassic_period
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Mirador_Basin_Project
gptkbp:features palaces
plazas
pyramids
residential complexes
ballcourts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nakbé archaeological site
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Guatemala
gptkb:Petén_Department
gptkbp:nameMeaning “Road of the Dead” (in Maya)
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Carmelita
gptkbp:notableFor early Maya architecture
large monumental structures
causeways (sacbeob)
early stucco masks
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mirador_Basin
gptkbp:period gptkb:Preclassic_Maya
gptkbp:significance one of the earliest Maya cities
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 2002
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mirador_Basin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7