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Chichén Itzá: Plan of the Late Classic zone (AD 600-950)
Plan of the Late Classic zone at Chichén Itzá (Athena Review Image Archive)
The
earlier structures at Chichén Itzá lie in the zone south of the modern
road crossing the archaeological site. Nearly all date from the Late
Classic period of AD 600-950, which preceded the Toltec takeover of the
site in about AD 950-1000, when the northern, Postclassic zone of
Chichén was reconstructed near the Cenote of Sacrifice.
Buildings
in the Late Classic zone include a main cluster around the prominent
Caracol and the multi-level Nunnery Complex, including the Iglesia,
Monjas, Akab D'zib, Temple of the Wall Panels, Red House, House of the
Deer, and Pyramid and Tomb of the High Priest. Near the Caracol is the
Xtoloc Cenote. Outlying groups to the south, known as Chichén Viejo
("Old Chichén"), about 1-1.5 km distant from the Nunnery, include the
Temple of the Three Lintels, Temple of the Four Lintels, Temple of the
Phallus, and Castillo de Chichén Viejo.
The Late Classic zone was first accurately portrayed by Stephens and Catherwood in their Descriptions of Travel in Yucatán (1843), based on their visit of 1841. This plane also used information on Ruppert (1953).
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