Bonampak

[ boh-nahm-pahk, -pak ]

noun

1. ancient Mayan site in Chiapas, S Mexico: discovered in 1946.

Example Sentences

The most famous mention of the society, aside from stone inscriptions found in museums and private collections, appeared in lintels over doorways at Bonampak, in which Sak Tz’i’ captives are depicted defeated and humiliated.

From New York Times

Small and scrappy, Sak Tz’i’ — White Dog, in the language of ancient Mayan inscriptions — was the sometime ally, sometime vassal, sometime foe of several of the largest and most powerful regional players, including Piedras Negras in what is now Guatemala and Bonampak, Palenque, Tonina and Yaxchilan in present-day Chiapas.

From New York Times

The southern state of Chiapas, once a stronghold of the Mayan civilization, has one of the country's largest indigenous populations and is also home to many ancient Mayan ruins, including Palenque and Bonampak.

From Los Angeles Times

Perhaps the highest point of pre-conquest art�and the most exciting part of the Los Angeles show�was the painted room of the temple at Bonampak, a pyramid whose corbel vaults�arches made by stepping stones inward�display 8th century Mayan frescoes strangely linked in style with the flat, frontal reliefs of the ancient Egyptians.

From Time Magazine Archive

Archeologist Healey was led up a mysterious trail to a place called Bonampak, where eleven ancient temples lay hidden in the jungle.

From Time Magazine Archive