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Chinikiha

Time Periods

Paleolithic

Paleolithic

Mesolithic

Mesolithic

Neolithic

Neolithic

Chalcolithic

Chalcolithic

Bronze Age

Bronze Age

Iron Age

Iron Age

Classical Period

Classical Period

Post-Classical Period

Post-Classical Period

Early Modern Period

Early Modern Period

Industrial Period

Industrial Period

Contemporary Period

Contemporary Period

About

Chinikiha is a large Maya archaeological site from the Classic period located in the Usumacinta basin region in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Chinikiha is located between the Maya sites of Palenque and Pomoná and was during the Classic period a major Maya city and the capital of an important dynasty with great power over the Palenque and Usumacinta region.

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Country
Mexico
Source
Wikipedia