What is Palenque?
{{Infobox ancient site | name = Palenque | alternate_name = Bàak', Lakamha | image = Palenque Collage.jpg | image_size = 250px | alt = | caption = Collage of Palenque. | map = | map_type = Mesoamerica | map_alt = | map_caption = Location within [[Mesoamerica]] | map_size = | relief = | coordinates = {{coord|17|29|2.32|N|92|2|46.78|W|display=inline}} | map_dot_label = | location = [[Chiapas]],&nbsp;[[Mexico]] | region = [[Chiapas]] | built = | abandoned = | epochs = Late Preclassic to Early Postclassic | cultures = [[Maya civilization]] | event = | excavations = | archaeologists = | condition = | architectural_styles = | architectural_details = | notes = {{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site |child = yes |Official_name = Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque |ID = 411 |Year = 1987 |Criteria = Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv |Area = 1,772 ha }}<br/>The city of Palengue also is home to The Temple of Inscriptions, inside lies the sarcophagus of Pacal the Great. }} '''Palenque''' ('''Bàak'''' in [[Yucatec Maya language|Modern Maya]]) is a [[Maya civilization|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 [https://www.wfcu.in/2022/02/time.html time] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705223536/https://www.wfcu.in/2022/02/time.html |date=2022-07-05 }}. == References == * {{aut|Stuart, David}} (2005) ''The Inscriptions from Temple XIX at Palenque''. Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute. {{ISBN|0-934051-10-0}} == Other websites == {{commonscat|Palenque}} * [http://www.mayaexploration.org/research_pubs.php Maya Explorations Center]. * [http://learningobject