Yaxchilan archaeological site

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:abandoned	9th century AD
gptkbp:access	by boat
gptkbp:conservationStatus	ruins
gptkbp:culture	gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:Alfred_Maudslay
gptkbp:excavatedBy	gptkb:Teobert_Maler gptkb:INAH
gptkbp:features	gptkb:Structure_23 gptkb:Structure_33 gptkb:Acropolis gptkb:stadium gptkb:Structure_20
gptkbp:flourishedDuring	Late Classic period
gptkbp:founded	4th century AD
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Yaxchilan archaeological site
gptkbp:knownFor	Maya religion hieroglyphic inscriptions stelae lintels
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Maya_hieroglyphs
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Mexico gptkb:Chiapas
gptkbp:locatedOn	gptkb:Usumacinta_River
gptkbp:majorRuler	gptkb:K'inich_Tatb'u_Skull_II Itzamnaaj B'alam II (Shield Jaguar II) Yaxun B'alam IV (Bird Jaguar IV)
gptkbp:nearestCity	gptkb:Frontera_Corozal
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality	gptkb:Piedras_Negras gptkb:Bonampak gptkb:Dos_Pilas
gptkbp:notableFor	bloodletting rituals dynastic history political history inscriptions royal women depictions well-preserved carved lintels
gptkbp:notablePlace	gptkb:Lintel_24 gptkb:Lintel_25 gptkb:Lintel_26
gptkbp:notableSite	gptkb:city ceremonial center fortified city
gptkbp:openToPublic	yes
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Usumacinta_region
gptkbp:significance	Classic Maya period
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list	1993
gptkbp:website	gptkb:YAX
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Temple_41_(Yaxchilan) gptkb:Temple_of_the_Inscriptions_(Yaxchilan) gptkb:Temple_of_the_Lintel_(Yaxchilan) gptkb:Temple_of_the_Red_Hands_(Yaxchilan) gptkb:Temple_of_the_Stelae_(Yaxchilan) gptkb:Temple_of_the_Sun_(Yaxchilan)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6