Kaminaljuyu (pronounced /kæminælˈhuːjuː/; from Kʼicheʼʼ, "The Hill of the Dead") is a Pre-Columbian site of the Maya civilization located in Guatemala...
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National Capital and Departmental Capital Cancuén Dos Pilas El Baul Iximche Kaminaljuyu Machaquila El Mirador La Joyanca Mixco Viejo Naranjo Nakbé Piedras Negras...
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highlands, and Kaminaljuyú in the central Guatemala highlands, were important southern highland Maya centers. The latter site, Kaminaljuyú, is one of the...
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Hermitage Valley). Guatemala City is the site of the native Mayan city of Kaminaljuyu, founded around 3,500 years ago around 1500 B.C. in Pre-Columbian America...
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dispute. In the highland Maya archaeological sites of Abaj Takalik and Kaminaljuyú writing has been found dating to Izapa culture. It is likely that in...
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abandoned; the cause of this collapse is as yet unknown. In the highlands, Kaminaljuyu emerged as a principal centre in the Late Preclassic, linking the Pacific...
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number of large cities developed in the Petén Basin, and the city of Kaminaljuyu rose to prominence in the Guatemalan Highlands. Beginning around 250...
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Palangana and the Acropolis, Kaminaljuyu". In William T. Sanders; Joseph W. Michels (eds.). Teotihuacan and Kaminaljuyu: a Study in Prehistoric Culture...
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their own contributions as well. On the southern coast of Guatemala, Kaminaljuyú advanced in the direction of what would be the Classic Maya culture,...
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America, founding new dynasties in the Maya cities of Tikal, Copan, and Kaminaljuyú. Teotihuacan's influence over the Maya civilization cannot be overstated:...
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western Mexico, Protoclassic-era sites in the Guatemalan highlands such as Kaminaljuyú and Late-Postclassic sites on the northern Yucatán Peninsula (Miller...
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Chichen Itza Coba] Copan Dos Pilas Edzna El Mirador El Tigre La Danta Kaminaljuyu Lamanai Los Monos Lubaantun Mayapan Mixco Viejo Moral Reforma Nim Li...
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10th century AD, and was an important centre of commerce, trading with Kaminaljuyu and Chocolá. Investigations have revealed that it is one of the largest...
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first true Maya city-state, Kaminaljuyu. Lying within modern-day Guatemala City on the shores of Lake Miraflores, Kaminaljuyu developed a powerful government...
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abandoned; the cause of this collapse is as yet unknown. In the highlands, Kaminaljuyu in the Valley of Guatemala was already a sprawling city by AD 300. During...
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similar to those used) in the Mesoamerican ballgame, 300 BCE to 250 CE, Kaminaljuyu. The ball is 3 inches (almost 8 cm) in diameter, a size that suggests...
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quantities of mirrors have been recovered from some highland sites, such as Kaminaljuyu and Nebaj in the Guatemalan Highlands. The high concentration of mirrors...
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ball used or similar to those used in the Mesoamerican ballgame, from Kaminaljuyu, 300 BC to 250 AD, with a manopla, or handstone, used to strike the ball...
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Palangana and the Acropolis, Kaminaljuyu". In Sanders, William T.; Michels, Joseph W. (eds.). Teotihuacan and Kaminaljuyu: a Study in Prehistoric Culture...
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southern coast. The most notable site where most objects were found is the Kaminaljuyu in the valley of Guatemala, which became popular for its irrigation canal...
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America, such as Monte Albán, Cerro de las Mesas, Matacapan, Tikal, and Kaminaljuyú. Teotihuacan's influence over the Maya civilization cannot be overstated;...
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Talud-tablero is also mimicked in the creation of the terraces at Cholula. Kaminaljuyu site in Guatemala-Classic Period- Talud-tablero style tombs were used...
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this area and in addition to these sites are found the major centers of Kaminaljuyu, Takalik Abaj, Chocolá, El Sitio, El Jobo, La Blanca, Ujuxte, Palo Gordo...
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similar to those used) in the Mesoamerican ballgame, 300 BCE to 250 CE, Kaminaljuyu. The ball is 3 inches (almost 8 cm) in diameter, a size that suggests...
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ceramic potbelly from Colha in Belize, the others are from Chalchuapa and Kaminaljuyu. However, since most potbelly monuments were not found in their original...
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Usulután ceramics, Nakbé, Lamanai, Xunantunich Naj Tunich Cave, El Mirador, Kaminaljuyú Late Pre-Classic BC 400 – 200 AD Preclassic Maya, Teotihuacan and Zapotec...
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present site of Guatemala City began with the Maya who built a city at Kaminaljuyu. The Spanish colonists established a small town, which was made a capital...
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Chalcatzingo Morelos Mexico 1500 BC Calixtlahuaca Mexico Mexico 1500 BC Kaminaljuyu Guatemala Guatemala 1400 BC Teopantecuanitlan Guerrero Mexico 1400 BC...
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It is about 120 kilometres (75 mi) from the contemporary Maya city of Kaminaljuyu. Tazumal is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of the small Late Classic...
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University. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-88402-170-4. Mora-Marín, David F. (2005). "Kaminaljuyu stela 10: Script classification and linguistic affiliation". Ancient...
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