Teotihuacan archaeological complex

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Teotihuacan_archaeological_complex

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:archaeologicalSignificance	largest city in pre-Columbian Americas
gptkbp:area	about 20 square kilometers
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Mesoamerican_cultures
gptkbp:Aztec_name_meaning	the place where the gods were created
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:artifacts gptkb:castle gptkb:frescoes burials palaces plazas pyramids temples marketplaces ball courts residential compounds water management systems obsidian workshops palace of Quetzalpapálotl palace of the Jaguars
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:culture	gptkb:Teotihuacan_civilization
gptkbp:declinedAfter	c. 550 CE
gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans	16th century
gptkbp:distance_from_Mexico_City	about 40 km northeast
gptkbp:elevation	2,300 meters above sea level
gptkbp:estimated_population_(peak)	over 100,000
gptkbp:excavatedBy	late 19th century
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Instituto_Nacional_de_Antropología_e_Historia_(INAH)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Teotihuacan archaeological complex
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Maya_civilization gptkb:Mixtec_civilization gptkb:Toltec_civilization gptkb:Zapotec_civilization
gptkbp:location	gptkb:San_Juan_Teotihuacán
gptkbp:main_avenue	gptkb:Avenue_of_the_Dead
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:frescoes multi-family residential compounds urban grid layout
gptkbp:openToPublic	yes
gptkbp:periodsOfOccupation	c. 100 BCE – 550 CE
gptkbp:state/region	gptkb:State_of_Mexico
gptkbp:structure	gptkb:Pyramid_of_the_Moon gptkb:Temple_of_the_Feathered_Serpent gptkb:Pyramid_of_the_Sun
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	1987 yes
gptkbp:visitedBy	gptkb:Aztecs
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Temple_of_the_Sun_(Teotihuacan)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7