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Piedras Negras is a priceless archaeological site, known for its large sculptural output when compared to other ancient Maya sites. [1] The wealth of sculpture , in conjunction with the precise chronological information associated with the lives of the settlement's elite , has allowed archaeologists to reconstruct the political history of the ...
The Northern Region of Coahuila has approximately 300,000 inhabitants. According to the National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Data Processing (INEGI), in 2005 the population of the municipio of Piedras Negras was 143,915 inhabitants, equal to 5.77% of the population of Coahuila. 17% of the population of Piedras Negras came from other states, 3% were foreigners, and the rest were born ...
Itzam Kʼan Ahk I, [1] also known as Ruler 2, [2] was the son of Kʼinich Yoʼnal Ahk I and Lady Bird Headdress.Born on May 22, 626 (9.9.13.4.1 6 Imix 19 Sotzʼ in the Long Count), he assumed the position of ajaw ("leader") of Piedras Negras on AD 639 (9.10.6.5.9 8 Muluk 2 Sip)—about two months after his father's demise and when he was only 12 years old.
Lady K'atun Ajaw of Namaan (born July 5, 674 CE, 5 Kib 14 Yaxk’in in the Maya calendar), was the queen and consort of K'inich Yo'nal Ahk II, the ajaw (or king) of Piedras Negras, Maya city in Guatemala. [1] Her image appears on stelae 1 and 3 of Piedras Negras. She is also referenced on a set of three conch shells from a royal burial at ...
Yat Ahk I [1] was the third king of Mayan city-state Piedras Negras in Guatemala. He is also known as Ah Cauac Ah K'in, and by the English translation of his name, Turtle Tooth. [2] The first mention of Yat Ahk I comes in the inscriptions of Yaxchilan when one of his sublords is captured by Knot-eye Jaguar I. [3]
Piedras Negras may refer to: Piedras Negras, Coahuila, a city in the state of Coahuila, Mexico Piedras Negras Municipality, a municipality in Mexico, with the center in the eponymous city; Piedras Negras (Maya site), an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in the present-day Petén department of Guatemala
Maya rulers of Piedras Negras — a pre-Columbian Maya civilization independent city-state (mid-7th century BCE to 850 CE). Its ruins are located on the north bank of the Usumacinta River in the Petén department of northern Guatemala .
Piedras Negras Municipality is one of the 38 municipalities of Coahuila, in north-eastern Mexico.The municipal seat lies at Piedras Negras.The municipality covers an area of 914.2 km 2 and is located on the international border between Mexico and the USA, here formed by the Río Bravo del Norte (Rio Grande), adjacent to the U.S. state of Texas.