Yaxchilan (pronounced [ʝaʃtʃiˈlan]) is an ancient Maya city located on the bank of the Usumacinta River in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. In the Late Classic...
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by modern archaeologists to an ancient Maya limestone sculpture from Yaxchilan, in modern Chiapas, Mexico. The lintel dates to about 723–726 AD, placing...
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a number of important Mayan archaeological sites including Palenque, Yaxchilan and Bonampak, with numerous smaller sites which remain partially or fully...
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its sophisticated art and monumental architecture. The Mayan city of Yaxchilan, on the Usumacinta River in present-day southern Mexico, specialized in...
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The Maya Bridge at Yaxchilan was a suspension bridge believed to have been built by the Maya across the Usumacinta River, Chiapas, Mexico. If so, it would...
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This is a list of kings of Yaxchilan. They were heads of state of the Maya civilization polity of Yaxchilan during its existence as a prominent city-state...
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Queen consort of Yaxchilan. She was the principal wife and aunt of King Itzamnaaj Bahlam III, who ruled the prominent kingdom of Yaxchilan from 681 to 742...
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Stone tool Vitrophyre – Glassy volcanic rock Yaxchilan Lintel 24 – Ancient Maya limestone carving from Yaxchilan in modern Chiapas, Mexico – Ancient carving...
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spear and shield". Lintel 17 refers to "Bird Jaguars as Blood Lord of Yaxchilan" and shows him preparing to draw blood from his penis with a stingray...
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Women rulers in Maya society (section Yaxchilan)
short time in Yaxchilan's history until her son Bird Jaguar IV was old enough to take the throne. A review of the dynastic history of Yaxchilan during Itzamnaaj...
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