Copán
Sign in to saveCopán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It is one of the most important sites of the Maya civilization, which was not excavated until the 19th century. The ruined citadel and imposing public squares reveal the three main stages of development before the city was abandoned in the early 10th century.
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Copán is an archaeological site in western Honduras that showcases the ruins of an important Maya city, including a citadel and public squares that display three major periods of development before the city was abandoned in the early 10th century. The site, which wasn't excavated until the 19th century, provides crucial evidence about Maya civilization and its urban development.
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- One of two simian sculptures on Temple 11, possibly representing howler monkey gods.
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- Names
- Location
- Population
- History
- Rulers
- Predynastic history
- K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo' and K'inich Popol Hol
- Other early dynastic rulers
- K'ak' Chan Yopaat and Smoke Imix
- Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil
- Later rulers
- Modern history
- Site description
- Main Group
- Sepulturas Group
- Other groups
- Monuments
- Recent Archaeological Discoveries and Interpretation (2010–2024)
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It is one of the most important sites of the Maya civilization, which was not excavated until the 19th century. The ruined citadel and imposing public squares reveal the three main stages of development before the city was abandoned in the early 10th century.
This ancient Maya city mirrors the beauty of the physical landscapes in which it flourished—a fertile, well-watered mountain valley in western Honduras at an elevation of 600 meters (1,970 feet) above mean sea level. It was the capital city of a major Classic period kingdom from the 5th to 9th centuries AD. The city was in the extreme southeast of the Mesoamerican cultural region, on the frontier with the Isthmo-Colombian cultural region, and was almost surrounded by non-Maya peoples.
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