 The North Plaza with Stelae 1 and 2 | |
  Location within modern Guatemala | |
| Location | Dolores |
|---|---|
| Region | Petén Department,  Guatemala |
| Coordinates | 16°34′25″N 89°24′40″W / 16.57361°N 89.41111°W |
| History | |
| Periods | Late Classic |
| Cultures | Maya civilization |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Juan Pedro Laporte Atlas Arqueológico de Guatemala |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Classic Maya |
Ixkun (Ixcún or Ixkún in Spanish orthography) is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site, situated in the Petén Basin region of the southern Maya lowlands. It lies to the north of the town of Dolores, in the modern-day department of Petén, Guatemala. It is a large site containing many unrestored mounds and ruins and is the best known archaeological site within the municipality of Dolores.[1]
Ixkun was the capital of one of the four largest kingdoms in the upper Mopan Valley, the others being Curucuitz, Ixcol and Ixtonton.[2] Eight sites fell within the boundaries of the kingdom, showing a clear hierarchy.[2] Stela 1 at Ixkun is one of the tallest stone monuments in the entire Petén Basin.[3]
Although the main period of activity was during the Late Classic Period, the site was occupied from the Late Preclassic right through to the Postclassic Period.