Mayan culture
WHS with remains of Mayan culture.
The history of Maya civilization generally is divided into three principal periods: the Preclassic (c. 2000 BC – 250 AD), Classic (c. 250–900 AD), and Postclassic periods (c. 950–1539 AD).
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Calakmul | "The history of the Maya Classic period is dominated by the rivalry between Tikal and Calakmul, likened to a struggle between two Maya "superpowers". (wiki) "The archaeological sites in the property contain some unrivalled examples of Maya monumental architecture" (Crit IV OUV) | |
Chichen-Itza | "Chichen-Itza is the most important archaeological vestige of the Maya-Toltec civilization in Yucatan (10th-15th centuries)." (crit iii OUV) | |
Copán | "The Maya site of Copan represents one of the most spectacular achievements of the Classic Maya Period" (Crit iv OUV) | |
Joya de Ceren | Late Preclassic Maya Period Mesoamerican settlement (AB ev) | |
Palenque | "Older than the ensemble at Tikal, whose major monuments were constructed a hundred years later, the group of ceremonial buildings at Palenque is an outstanding example of a ceremonial and civic site corresponding to the middle of the Classic period in the Maya area." (Crit iv OUV) | |
Quirigua | The monuments of the Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua are an outstanding example and the largest corpus of Maya art masterpieces. (OUV) | |
Sian Ka'an | The reserve includes some 23 known archaeological sites of the Maya civilization, including Muyil. | |
Tikal National Park | Tikal National Park is an outstanding example of the art and human genius of the Maya. (OUV) | |
Uxmal | "demonstrate the social and economic structure of late Maya society before it disappeared in the Terminal Classic Period" (OUV crit iii) |
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