Mayab Sits of Chichen Itza
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Chichen Itza is the most famous and well-known Mayan archaeological site. It has astonished visitors for over a thousand years and is a prime example of the glory that was the Mayan empire at its peak. Archaeologists have visited this impressive site for over two hundred years, poring over the many ruins and the impressive castle that is the heart of Chichen Itza. In the last twenty years the site has become a major tourist attraction as well, with over 40,000 people gathering twice a year to see Chichen ItzaÆs seminal attraction: the snake formed by the sun during the fall and spring equinoxes. When speaking of Chichen Itza, one thing is certain: there may be prettier archaeological sites, there may be better maintained archaeological sites, but there is no archaeological site in the world that is more impressive. This paper will take an in depth view at Chichen Itza, beginning with its discovery, cataloging the major findings it has contributed to our knowledge of Mayan affairs, and ending with the siteÆs role in Mexican archaeologyÆs future. Through this exploration of the siteÆs history one will see that Chichen Itza is one of the most important archaeological sites in the entire world. Chichen Itza has been one of the prime destinations for early-American archaeologists since the early 1800Æs. Chichen Itza has figured prominently in the worldÆs imagination since Diego de Landa, the second bishop of the Yucatan, first visited the magical site shortly after the
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in the ruins of Tula, lending credence to the notion that perhaps the feathered serpent did in fact relocate to Chichen Itza. Thus, some scholars believe that Chichen ItzaÆs later years were dominated by the Toltec rather than the Maya.
Most anthropologists today are loathe to draw such stark distinctions between the ôOld Chichenö and the ôNew Chichen.ö Advanced radiocarbon dating techniques have shown that all the ceramics that archaeologists had associated with the supposed Toltec era of occupation actually date out to before 1000 A.D. This suggests that both the old and new Chichens were actually contemporary rather than different eras. Pots made in the supposed Toltec-Maya style have also been found inside buildings at the archaeological site of Uxmal, an old Maya ruin and contemporary of the ôOld Chichen.ö Indeed, ôpresent archaeological evidence indicates that the Iza constructed all the main ceremonial buildings at ChichÆen before A.D. 1000ö (Schele, 200). Meanwhile, modern dating techniques have shown that the city of Tula flourished in its Toltec phase from 950-1150 A.D. If this chronology bears the test of time, it means that any scenario that involves the Toltec conquest of Chichen Itza is highly unlikely beca
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