Museum Details


Name:Zona Arqueológica de Jaina, INAH
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City:Hopelchén
State:Campeche
Country:México
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Website:http://www.inah.gob.mx/inah_ing/zoar/htme/za00317.html
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Quality of Online Info:English translation; Website includes the significance, description, and history of the site, as well as links to other sites.
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Focus:Closed to the public, Zona Arqueológica de Jaina is, however, well known for itsclay figurines, vases, and other burial offerings displayed in museums worldwide; Structures include about 20,000 graves, pyramids, domestic structures, and three stelae inscribed with images of prisoners.
Source:Grube, Nikolai, ed. Maya: Divine Kings of the Rain Forest. Cologne: Konemann, 2000. 446. http://www.inah.gob.mx/inah_ing/zoar/htme/za00317.html