Kaminaljuyu
Sign in to saveKaminaljuyu (pronounced ; from Quiché, "The Hill of the Dead") is a Pre-Columbian site of the Maya civilization located in Guatemala City. Primarily occupied from 1500 BC to 1200 AD, it has been described as one of the greatest archaeological sites in the New Worldalthough the extant remains are distinctly unimpressive. Debate continues about its size, integration, and role in the surrounding Valley of Guatemala and the Southern Maya area.
Key facts
- Archaeological culture.name
- Kaminaljuyu
- Archaeological culture.map
- Formative Period southern Mesoamerica 2.svg
- Archaeological culture.mapcaption
- Kaminaljuyu and other Preclassic sites
- Archaeological culture.race
- Maya
- Archaeological culture.religion
- Maya
- Archaeological culture.region
- Southern Maya area
- Archaeological culture.period
- Preclassic and Classic
- Archaeological culture.dates
- 1500 BC to 1200 CE
- Archaeological culture.extra
- Use of hardened adobe to build instead of limestone
- Pre Columbian site.name
- Kaminaljuyu
- Pre Columbian site.image
- Kaminaljuyu 2.jpg
- Pre Columbian site.image size
- 250px
- Pre Columbian site.caption
- An excavated portion of the Acropolis
- Pre Columbian site.coordinates
- 14°37'58.08''N 90°32'56.76''W
- Pre Columbian site.map_caption
- Location within
- Pre Columbian site.mapsize
- 250
- Pre Columbian site.municipality
- Guatemala
- Pre Columbian site.culture
- Maya
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Guatemala
- Located in
- Guatemala City
- Image
- Kaminaljuyu 11.jpg
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- Kaminaljuyu
- culture
- Maya civilization
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Archaeological excavations
- Occupation history
- Arévalo and Las Charcas cultures
- The "Miraflores"
- Sacred Kingship
- Hydraulics
- Esperanza cultures and a Teotihuacán Intrusion?
- Economics
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Kaminaljuyu (pronounced ; from Quiché, "The Hill of the Dead") is a Pre-Columbian site of the Maya civilization located in Guatemala City. Primarily occupied from 1500 BC to 1200 AD, it has been described as one of the greatest archaeological sites in the New Worldalthough the extant remains are distinctly unimpressive. Debate continues about its size, integration, and role in the surrounding Valley of Guatemala and the Southern Maya area.
Kaminaljuyu, when first mapped scientifically, comprised some 200 platforms and pyramidal mounds. The site was largely swallowed up by real estate developments. A portion of the Classic Period center is preserved as a 0.5 square km parka fraction of the original ruins field size of around 5 square km.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kaminaljuyu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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