Uaxactún

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Uaxactún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in northern Guatemala, renowned for its early astronomical observatories and well-preserved architecture.

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Label Occurrences
Uaxactún canonical 4
village of Uaxactún 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya archaeological site
ancient city
astronomicalFunction equinox alignments
solar observations
solstice alignments
country Guatemala
culture Maya civilization
discoveredBy Sylvanus G. Morley
distanceFromTikal approximately 23 kilometers north
earliestMajorDevelopment Middle Preclassic period
linked to: Middle Preclassic
excavatedBy Carnegie Institution of Washington
firstMajorExcavationsDate 1920s
flourishedInCentury 1st millennium CE
hasArchaeologicalFeature E-Group complex
altars
ballcourts
causeways
palaces
pyramids
residential groups
stelae
hasInscriptionType Long Count date
calendar round date
hasMaterialCulture Maya ceramics
stone monuments
stucco decoration
hasModernSettlement village of Uaxactún
linked to: Uaxactún
hasStructure Group A
Group B
Group E
knownFor Group E astronomical complex
early Long Count inscriptions
early astronomical observatories
well-preserved architecture
locatedIn Maya Lowlands
linked to: Maya lowlands

Petén Department NERFINISHED
northern Guatemala
modernAccess road from Tikal
nearbySite Tikal
partOf Tikal National Park
linked to: Tikal
periodOfOccupation Classic period
Preclassic period
region El Petén
linked to: Petén Department
researchTopics Maya astronomy
Maya calendrics
Maya urbanism
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus within Tikal National Park World Heritage Site
writingSystem Maya hieroglyphic script
linked to: Maya hieroglyphs

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Petén Department contains Uaxactún
Maya Biosphere Reserve contains Uaxactún
Flores, Guatemala nearbySite Uaxactún
Uaxactún hasModernSettlement village of Uaxactún
linked to: Uaxactún