Chunchucmil
Coordinates: 20 ° 38 ′ 18.8 " N , 90 ° 11 ′ 24.8" W.
Chunchucmil is a Maya ruin site in the Mexican state of Yucatán on the west side of the Yucatán Peninsula in the parishes of Maxcanú and Halachó .
geography
The site is 17 miles inland from the Atlantic coast, halfway to the Mayan ruins of Oxkintoc . It is named after the nearby settlement of Chunchucmil .
history
Chunchucmil had been settled since the early classical period. There is evidence that it was an important trading place for obsidian .
archeology
The four main sacbeob in the center of the site are between 15 and 25 meters wide and 130 to 300 meters long.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert C. Marshall (Ed.): Cooperation in Economy and Society. Plymouth 2010, ISBN 978-0-7591-1981-9 . Google Books, accessed October 12, 2013.
- ^ Aline Magnoni: Living in the city. Settlement patterns and the urban experience at Classic period Chunchucmil, Yucatan, Mexico. Cape. From city to village. (English)
Web links
Commons : Chunchucmil - collection of images, videos and audio files
