Naachtun[pronunciation?] is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, situated at the northeastern perimeter of the Mirador Basin region in the southern Maya lowlands, now in the modern-day Department of El Petén, northern Guatemala. Naachtun was a major center of the region by the late Formative (or Pre-Classic) Period, and was one of the few Formative Period Mirador Basin centers which continued to flourish into the succeeding Classic period.
Situated in one of the areas most remote from contemporary settlements, the site was first rediscovered and documented in 1922 by the American archaeologist and Mayanist scholar, Sylvanus Morley. The name Naachtun was given to the site by Morley, taken from a Mayan construction glossed as "distant stones", in recognition of its remoteness. Its ancient name was Masuul, and it was in the middle of the Classic Maya cities. The site is being investigated by the Calgary University, where they have found that the site served as a link between Tikal and Calakmul, that were the superpowers in the Classic, and in constant wars between them, perhaps using Massul as a "Neutral Talk Place". A carved stela with the "Lady of Tikal" has been recently found there.
17°47′52″N 89°44′25″W / 17.79778°N 89.74028°W / 17.79778; -89.74028 Naachtun[pronunciation?] is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization...
Reese-Taylor; Marcelo Zamora; Alexander Parmington (2005). "Los monumentos de Naachtun, Petén" (PDF). XVIII Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas en Guatemala...
Airport (IATA: DON, ICAO: MGDL) is an airstrip near the Biotopo Protegido Naachtun station and archeological site in Peten Department, Guatemala. Dos Lagunas...
Site. Coba Copán – In modern Honduras. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Naachtun – Rediscovered in 1922, it remains one of the most remote and least visited...
Teotihuacan, removing and replacing the Maya king, with support from El Peru and Naachtun, as recorded by Stela 31 at Tikal and other monuments in the Maya region...
Naachtun Guatemala Portrait of a female monarch (possibly wife of the monarch on stela 19), standing above a captive from Calakmul. Stela 19 Naachtun...
Montana (Mesoamerican site) Monte Alto culture Motul de San José La Muerta Naachtun Nakbe Nakum Naranjo Nebaj Pajaral El Perú (Maya site) El Pilar El Porvenir...
Guatemala has particularly high densities of Late Pre-classic sites, including Naachtun, Xulnal, El Mirador, Porvenir, Pacaya, La Muralla, Nakbé, El Tintal, Wakná...
Mirador-Río Azul National Park, Tikal National Park, El Zotz Biotope, Naachtún-Dos Lagunas Biotope, Cerro Cahuí Biotope, Laguna del Tigre Biotope, and...
dispersed within the Basin, including several extremely large ones such as Naachtun in the northeast corner which is currently under investigation by a team...
and the Creation of Civitas Among the Ancient Maya: A Case Study from Naachtun, Guatemala". Canadian Journal of Archaeology. 36 (1): 141–165. JSTOR 23267573...
Cahuí Protected Biotope San Miguel la Palotada (El Zotz) Protected Biotope Naachtún-Dos Lagunas Protected Biotope El Tigre Protected Biotope in Petén Monterrico...
20 secondary centres, among which were large cities such as La Muñeca, Naachtun, Sasilha, Oxpemul and Uxul. The total population of these secondary centres...
native Mayan speakers in Mexico and Guatemala. In the 1990s he visited Naachtun in Petén and recorded the inscriptions on the Maya stelae. He is credited...
sites, such as the Mirador Basin, Holmul, La Corona, El Perú, Cival and Naachtún. Also, they support expositions worldwide, such as the one in the Quai...
Palotada, located in the northern region of the Department of Peten Biotopo Naachtun Dos Lagunas, located in the northern region of the Department of Peten...
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