Tulum archaeological site

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

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:abandoned	late 16th century
gptkbp:builtBy	gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkbp:distanceFromCancun	about 130 km south
gptkbp:distanceFromPlaya_del_Carmen	about 65 km south
gptkbp:elevation	about 12 meters above sea level
gptkbp:excavatedBy	gptkb:Frederick_Catherwood gptkb:John_Lloyd_Stephens
gptkbp:firstDescribedByEuropeans	1518
gptkbp:functionedAs	gptkb:port trading hub
gptkbp:heightOfImportance	13th-15th centuries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Tulum archaeological site
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Temple_of_the_Descending_God gptkb:Temple_of_the_Frescoes gptkb:El_Castillo walled garden
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Yucatán_Peninsula Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
gptkbp:locatedOn	Caribbean coast
gptkbp:nameMeaning	wall or fence (in Yucatec Maya)
gptkbp:openToPublic	yes
gptkbp:originalName	gptkb:Zama
gptkbp:overlooks	gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkbp:preservedWall	yes
gptkbp:protectedBy	gptkb:INAH_(Instituto_Nacional_de_Antropología_e_Historia)
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Riviera_Maya
gptkbp:structure	gptkb:Temple_of_the_Descending_God gptkb:Temple_of_the_Frescoes gptkb:El_Castillo
gptkbp:style	Maya religion
gptkbp:touristAttraction	yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list	gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Tulum_Municipality gptkb:Temple_of_the_Descending_God gptkb:Temple_of_the_Frescoes gptkb:Temple_of_the_Descending_God_(Tulum) gptkb:Temple_of_the_Frescoes_(Tulum) gptkb:Temple_of_the_Paintings_(Tulum)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6