pre-Columbian archaeological site in Guatemala. It was formerly known as Abaj Takalik; its ancient name may have been Kooja. It is one of several Mesoamerican...
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Olmec colossal heads (section Takalik Abaj)
were re-carved from massive stone thrones. An additional monument, at Takalik Abaj in Guatemala, is a throne that may have been carved from a colossal head...
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ABAJ may refer to: ABA Journal, monthly legal trade magazine Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Japan Takalik Abaj, a pre-Columbian archaeological...
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Takalik Abaj and Kaminaljuyu appear to have been the two principal foci. The early Maya style of sculpture spread throughout this network. Takalik Abaj...
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showing a date of 36 BCE, although Stela 2 from Takalik Abaj, Guatemala might be earlier. [1] Takalik Abaj Stela 2's highly battered Long Count inscription...
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Olmec decline are unknown. In the Pacific lowlands of the Maya Area, Takalik Abaj c. 800 BCE, Izapa c. 700 BCE, and Chocola c. 600 BCE, along with Kaminaljuyú...
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sometimes depicted while vertically descending from the zenith (as on Takalik Abaj stela 2 and Tikal stela 31). Particularly in Yaxchilan, the ancestral...
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preliminar de la historia de Takʼalik Abʼaj, departamento de Retalhuleu" [A Preliminary Revision of the History of Takalik Abaj, Retalhuleu Department] (PDF)...
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Arroyo; H. Escobedo; H. Mejía (eds.). "Una nueva ofrenda en Takʼalik Abʼaj (antes Abaj Takalik): El Entierro 1" (PDF). XVI Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas...
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World Heritage Sites, Takalik Abaj, the most recent was inscribed in 2023. Tikal National Park Antigua Guatemala Quiriguá Takalik Abaj Wikimedia Commons has...
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of other early cultures interacting with the Olmec have been found at Takalik Abaj, Izapa, and Teopantecuanitlan, and as far south as in Honduras. Research...
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The department contains a number of Pre-Columbian ruins, including Takalik Abaj, and it also contains numerous amusement parks, the most important and...
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Raw obsidian and obsidian blades from the Mayan site of Takalik Abaj...
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remains under dispute. In the highland Maya archaeological sites of Abaj Takalik and Kaminaljuyú writing has been found dating to Izapa culture. It is...
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latter site, as well as at El Portón some 50 kilometers to the north and Takalik Abaj, about 130 kilometers to the west in the lower piedmont, plain uncarved...
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discovered in Mesoamerica. The grave dates from about 2,700 years ago. Takalik Abaj Potbelly sculpture Schele, Linda; Freidel, David (1988). "Kingship in...
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their first language. Mam (Maya mythology) Kayb'il B'alam Tecun Uman Takalik Abaj "Resultados Censo 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadistica...
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Guatemala, sites showing probable Olmec influence include San Bartolo, Takalik Abaj and La Democracia. Many theories have been advanced to account for the...
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addition to these sites are found the major centers of Kaminaljuyu, Takalik Abaj, Chocolá, El Sitio, El Jobo, La Blanca, Ujuxte, Palo Gordo, El Baúl,...
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early Monte Alto Culture, and others in Guatemala such as Ujuxte and Takalik Abaj, made their early observatories using the Pleiades and Eta Draconis as...
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and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to November. Archaeology Takalik Abaj is nearby. Sports Deportivo Coatepeque football club play in the Liga...
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Petén San Bartolo (Maya site) San Mateo Ixtatán Seibal La Sufricaya Takalik Abaj Tamarindito Tayasal (archaeological site) El Temblor Tikal El Tintal...
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population of 36,882 (2018 census). The ruins of the Mesoamerican city of Takalik Abaj are within the municipality. Citypopuation.de Population of cities &...
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oriented 8° west of north. Other sites showing Olmec influence include Takalik Abaj and Monte Alto in Guatemala, Las Bocas in Puebla, and Zazacatla. In all...
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Site Location Photo Abaj Takalik (see Takalik Abaj) Retalhuleu Department, Guatemala Acanceh Yucatán, Mexico Acanmul Campeche, Mexico Actun Tunichil Muknal...
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Cuicuilco Tlalpan Mexico 1000 BC Tres Zapotes Veracruz Mexico 950 BC Takalik Abaj Retalhuleu Guatemala 950 BC El Mirador Petén Guatemala 950 BC Uaxactun...
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Sin Cabezas, Antigua Guatemala, Kaminaljuyu, Santa Cruz del Quiché, Takalik Abaj, Tikal, Ujuxte, El Balsamo, Los Cerritos and La Nueva in Guatemala, Chalchuapa...
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of certain monuments at Takalik Abaj, also mark the eastern elongation of Eta Draconis at various periods during Tak'alik Abaj existence. Many of the Monte...
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archeological sites at Tikal National Park (in Petén Department) and Takalik Abaj (in El Asintal, Retalhuleu Department). This includes items such as the...
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the Pacific foothills and highlands beyond, including some found at Takalik Abaj and Kaminaljuyu. Izapa is located on wet and hilly land made of volcanic...
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