Palenque

Palenque (Bàak' in Modern Maya) is a Maya archeological site near the Usumacinta River in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is a medium-sized site, much smaller than large sites like Tikal or Copán. It does, however, contain good examples of architecture, sculpture, roof comb and bas-relief carvings of the Maya time Archived 2022-07-05 at the Wayback Machine.

Palenque

Collage of Palenque.
Location within Mesoamerica
Alternate name	Bàak', Lakamha
Location	Chiapas, Mexico
Region	Chiapas
Coordinates	17°29′2.32″N 92°2′46.78″W
History
Periods	Late Preclassic to Early Postclassic
Cultures	Maya civilization
Site notes
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
Criteria	Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv
Reference	411
Inscription	1987 (11th Session)
Area	1,772 ha
The city of Palengue also is home to The Temple of Inscriptions, inside lies the sarcophagus of Pacal the Great.

References

• Stuart, David (2005) The Inscriptions from Temple XIX at Palenque. Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute. ISBN 0-934051-10-0

Other websites

• Maya Explorations Center.
• Unaahil B'aak: The Temples of Palenque (Wesleyan University) Archived 2007-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - Contains a learning objects program, panoramas, 3D models, and glyphs and translations.
• Mesoweb's Palenque resources
• The Tablet Of The 96 Hieroglyphs
• The Ruins of Palenque: bilingual essay with audio Archived 2007-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Drawings of the Palenque site from the Antonio del Rio 1784 expedition
• Estimating Palenque's population on Mesoweb (PDF)^{[permanent dead link]}

17°29′2.4″N 92°2′49.20″W