Dzibilchaltún

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Dzibilchaltún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its Temple of the Seven Dolls and precise solar alignments during the equinoxes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya archaeological site
Maya temple
ancient city
archaeological site
administrativeAuthority Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
astronomicalFeature precise solar observations
solar alignment at equinox sunrise
containsEvidenceOf Maya hieroglyphic inscriptions
Maya residential compounds
Maya stelae
Spanish colonial occupation
country Mexico
culture Maya civilization
discoveredByArchaeology early 20th century explorers
distanceToCoast approximately 20 kilometers from Gulf of Mexico
distanceToMérida approximately 15–20 kilometers
endOfMajorOccupation around 1200 CE
etymology name often translated as “place where there is writing on flat stones”
excavationBy INAH archaeologists
hasPart Dzibilchaltún Site Museum
linked to: Dzibilchaltún

Temple of the Seven Dolls
cenote Xlakah
central plaza
colonial chapel
sacbeob
hasStructureType causeways
palaces
platforms
pyramids
temples
hasWaterSource cenote
knownFor Temple of the Seven Dolls
equinox solar alignments
equinox sunrise alignment through doorways and windows
long continuous occupation
locatedIn Dzibilchaltún
Yucatán Peninsula
Yucatán state
locatedNear Mérida
Progreso
nativeNameLanguage Yucatec Maya
nearbyModernSettlement Dzibilchaltún village
linked to: Dzibilchaltún
periodOfUse Classic Maya period
linked to: Late Classic period

Postclassic Maya period
Preclassic Maya period
region Northern Maya lowlands
linked to: Maya lowlands
religion ancient Maya religion
startOfOccupation around 500 BCE
tourism open to the public
popular for equinox sunrise events
UNESCOStatus on UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List

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Mérida nearbyArchaeologicalSite Dzibilchaltún
Yucatán contains Dzibilchaltún
subject linked to: state of Yucatán
Maya lowlands contains Dzibilchaltún
Progreso nearbyAttraction Dzibilchaltún archaeological site
linked to: Dzibilchaltún
Yucatán contains Dzibilchaltún
subject linked to: Yucatán state
Dzibilchaltún hasPart Dzibilchaltún Site Museum
linked to: Dzibilchaltún
Dzibilchaltún nearbyModernSettlement Dzibilchaltún village
linked to: Dzibilchaltún
Temple of the Seven Dolls locatedIn Dzibilchaltún
subject linked to: Dzibilchaltún
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Mexico includes Dzibilchaltún archaeological zone
linked to: Dzibilchaltún