Cobá road network

E852313

The Cobá road network is an extensive system of ancient Maya raised stone causeways radiating from the city of Cobá, connecting it to surrounding settlements across the Yucatán Peninsula.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Cobá road network canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya causeway system ⓘ
ancient transportation network ⓘ
archaeological feature ⓘ
archaeologicalStatus partially mapped ⓘ
subject of remote sensing studies ⓘ
associatedWith Cobá archaeological site ⓘ
Yaxuná ⓘ
regional settlement hierarchy around Cobá ⓘ
builtBy Maya builders under Cobá’s authority ⓘ
characteristic long-distance intersite connections ⓘ
monumental scale ⓘ
radial pattern from Cobá ⓘ
connects Cobá urban core ⓘ
regional Maya sites on the Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
satellite settlements around Cobá ⓘ
constructionMaterial limestone ⓘ
stone ⓘ
culture Maya civilization ⓘ
elevationRelativeToGround above natural ground level ⓘ
extendsAcross karstic lowlands of the Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
feature elevated above surrounding terrain ⓘ
plastered surfaces ⓘ
raised causeways ⓘ
hasPart sacbeob ⓘ
heritageStatus part of Mexico’s pre-Columbian cultural heritage ⓘ
interpretation infrastructure for integrating dispersed populations ⓘ
instrument of political control over hinterland communities ⓘ
locatedIn Cobá ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
Quintana Roo ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
notablePart Sacbe 1 ⓘ
purpose administrative integration of surrounding settlements ⓘ
economic exchange ⓘ
facilitation of travel ⓘ
ritual processions ⓘ
researchField Maya archaeology ⓘ
Sacbe 1 connects Cobá to Yaxuná ⓘ
extends across northern Yucatán ⓘ
significance evidence for Cobá’s regional political influence ⓘ
evidence for planned landscape organization ⓘ
insight into ancient Maya transportation and communication ⓘ
surfaceType white plastered surface ⓘ
timePeriod Classic period of Maya civilization ⓘ
linked to: Classic Maya period

Late Classic period ⓘ
Terminal Classic period ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

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

Sacbe 1 → partOf → Cobá road network ⓘ