Calakmul
Sign in to saveCalakmul (; also Kalakmul and other less frequent variants) is a Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Campeche, deep in the jungles of the greater Petén Basin region. It is from the Guatemalan border. Calakmul was one of the largest and most powerful Mayan cities.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Calakmul
- Ancient site.native_name
- 40px
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Kalakmul
- Ancient site.image
- Pirámides de Calakmul.JPG
- Ancient site.image_size
- 250px
- Ancient site.caption
- Temple I, Calakmul Biosphere
- Ancient site.map_type
- Mesoamerica#Mexico Campeche
- Ancient site.map_caption
- Location of the site
- Ancient site.location
- Campeche, Mexico
- Ancient site.region
- Petén Basin
- Ancient site.epochs
- Middle Preclassic to Late Classic
- Ancient site.cultures
- Maya civilization
- Ancient site.designation1
- WHS
- Ancient site.designation1_offname
- Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche
- Ancient site.designation1_type
- Mixed
- Ancient site.designation1_criteria
- i, ii, iii, iv, ix, x
- Ancient site.designation1_date
- 2002 (26th session)
- Ancient site.designation1_number
- 1061
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Article
30 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Location
- Population and extent
- Known rulers
- Emblem Glyph
- History
- Calakmul vs. Tikal
- Preclassic
- Early Classic
- Late Classic
- War with Palenque
- Rebellion at Naranjo
- Apogee
- Calakmul and Dos Pilas
- Later kings
- Calakmul and Quiriguá
- Collapse
- Modern history
- Site description
- Water control
- Causeways
- Structures
- Stelae, murals and ceramics
- Royal burial
- Transportation
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Calakmul (; also Kalakmul and other less frequent variants) is a Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Campeche, deep in the jungles of the greater Petén Basin region. It is from the Guatemalan border. Calakmul was one of the largest and most powerful Mayan cities.
Calakmul was a major Maya power within the northern Petén Basin region of the Yucatán Peninsula of southern Mexico. Calakmul administered a large domain marked by the extensive distribution of their emblem glyph of the snake head sign, to be read "Kaan". Calakmul was the seat of what has been dubbed the Kingdom of the Snake or Snake Kingdom. This Snake Kingdom reigned during most of the Mesoamerican Classic period. Calakmul is estimated to have had a population of 50,000 people and had governance, at times, over places as far away as 150 kilometers (93 mi). There are 6,750 ancient structures identified at Calakmul, the largest of which is the great pyramid at the site. Structure 2 is over high, making it one of the tallest of the Mesoamerican pyramids.