Naranjo
Sign in to saveNaranjo ('''Wak Kab'nal''' in Mayan) is a Pre-Columbian Maya city in the Petén Basin region of Guatemala. It was occupied from about 500 BC to 950 AD, with its height in the Late Classic Period. The site is part of Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo National Park. The city lies along the Mopan and Holmul rivers, and is about 50 km east of the site of Tikal. Naranjo has been the victim of severe looting. The site is known for its polychrome ceramic style.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Naranjo
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Wak Kab'nal
- Ancient site.image
- Sitio el naranjo 1.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- View of Naranjo
- Ancient site.map_type
- Mesoamerica#Guatemala
- Ancient site.map_caption
- Location of the site
- Ancient site.relief
- 1
- Ancient site.location
- Petén Department, Guatemala
- Ancient site.region
- Petén Basin
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.epochs
- Middle Preclassic to Early Postclassic
- Ancient site.cultures
- Maya civilization
- Ancient site.condition
- In ruins
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Guatemala
- Located in
- Petén Department
- Image
- Sitio el naranjo 1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Naranjo
- time of discovery or invention
- 1905-00-00
- heritage designation
- Tentative World Heritage Site
- culture
- Maya civilization
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Layout of site
- Archaeological preservation work
- History
- Known rulers
- References and sources
- External links
Naranjo ('''Wak Kab'nal''' in Mayan) is a Pre-Columbian Maya city in the Petén Basin region of Guatemala. It was occupied from about 500 BC to 950 AD, with its height in the Late Classic Period. The site is part of Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo National Park. The city lies along the Mopan and Holmul rivers, and is about 50 km east of the site of Tikal. Naranjo has been the victim of severe looting. The site is known for its polychrome ceramic style.
The emblem glyph of the Naranjo is transliterated as Sa'aal “the place where (maize) gruel abounds.” The Naranjo dynastic rulers are said to be the "Holy Lords of Sa'aal."
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Naranjo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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