Palenque's wealth of epigraphy (inscriptions) and recorded history has helped archaeologists to build the first time line of rulers of a Maya city—one that, while impressive, is still fuzzy in ...

The architecture of the site is integrated in the landscape, creating a city of unique beauty. Criteria (i): Palenque is an incomparable achievement of Mayan art. The structures are characterized by a ...

Known by the ancient Maya people as Lakamha ... Ix Tz’akb’u Ajaw, who came to Palenque from a nearby city to marry Pakal in the year 626. If the tombs of her sons, later rulers of Palenque ...

making it one of the most densely built Maya cities. Today we know that Palenque was occupied by the first century A.D. and became a regional power hub by the sixth century. The organization and flow ...

The discoveries of the deposits of houses B and E revealed “the majority exploitation of fish, one of the least studied animal groups in Mayan zooarchaeology”. The information was released in ...

Mexican pyramids are a key feature of ancient Mesoamerican architecture. While they share some similarities with Egyptian ...

A prime example of a Mayan sanctuary of the classical period, Palenque was at its height between AD 500 and 700, when its influence extended throughout the basin of the Usumacinta River. The elegance ...

A journey through the Palenque-Cancún route unveils a unique blend of Mayan heritage and modern progress. Discover how the train is poised to enhance residents' lives by bridging historical ...

Each of the ancient Maya cities was ruled by a different king ... Pakal was buried in a large sarcophagus (stone coffin) in the largest of Palenque’s pyramids, known as the Temple of the ...