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ID: 6003302
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/6003302

 

Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Lamanai (deserted settlement)  Lamanai (deserted settlement)

Coordinates:
Lat: 17 45 09 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 17.7520  decimal degrees
Long: 088 39 16 W  degrees minutes   Long: -88.6540  decimal degrees

Note: Ancient site occupied as early as 16th century BCE. Was a prominent Pre-Classic center from the 4th century BCE, noted for temple pyramid. During the Spanish conquest, friars established two Roman Catholic churches here. Occupation by local people continued until the 17th century CE. Lamanai is an ancient Maya site in Belize with hieroglyphic inscriptions.

Names:
Lamanai (preferred,C,V)  ............ meaning "submerged crocodile"
Lama'an Ai (C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of North and Central America (continent)  ....  North and Central America (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Belize (nation)  ........  Belize (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Orange Walk (national district)  ............  Orange Walk (national district) (P)
Hierarchy of Lamanai (deserted settlement)  ................  Lamanai (deserted settlement) (P)

Place Types:
deserted settlement (preferred, C)  ............  occupied from 16th century BCE
archaeological site (C)
inhabited place (H)
city (H)
Maya (Mayan) (H)

Sources and Contributors:
Lama'an Ai..........  [VP]
.......................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-2014)
Lamanai..........  [NRW Preferred, VP Preferred]
.................  Belize Tourist Board (2003-) accessed 25 March 2009
.................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-2014) accessed 25 March 2009
.................  Prager et al., A Checklist of Archaeological Sites with Hieroglyphic Inscriptions (2014-) accessed 6 May 2016
.................  Times Atlas of World History (1989) 347
Subject: .....  [NRW, VP]
..................  Times Atlas of World History (1989) 347
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Belize Tourist Board (2003-)
..........  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-2014)
..........  Prager et al., A Checklist of Archaeological Sites with Hieroglyphic Inscriptions (2014-) "Lamanai", accessed 6 May 2016

 

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