Calakmul Archive

LIDAR Reveals Secrets Of The Enormous Ancient Maya City Of Calakmul

AncientPages.com | October 31, 2022

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The use of LIDAR, (light detection and ranging) has helped to uncover more secrets of Calakmul, an enormous ancient Maya city. As a

Calakmul Was Powerful Ancient Maya Seat Of The Snake Kingdom

AncientPages.com | April 15, 2019

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of the three largest and most important Mayan city-states, next to Tikal (Guatemala) and Palenque, was Calakmul ("City of the Two Adjacent Pyramids").

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On This Day In History: Maya King Yuknoom Ixquiac ‘Jaguar Paw Smoke’ Assumes The Crown Of Calakmul – On Apr 3, 686

AncientPages.com | April 3, 2017

AncientPages.com - On April 3, 686, Maya king Yuknoom Ixquiac (Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk') - "Jaguar Paw Smoke" assumes the crown of Calakmul, now a Maya archaeological site in the