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East Side of Chicanna Structure XX
Chicanna

History of Chicanna

The early history of Chicanna reveals a simple community steadily growing. Then it erected several incredible buildings. So who built Chicanna and why?

View from Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan

History of Teotihuacan

Teotihuacan played a central role in proliferating urban planning and multicultural society across Mesoamerica. Even the Aztec, 700 years after the city had fallen, were greatly influenced by its ideologies.

Xochicalco

Xochicalco: A Brief History

With an intense but small period of occupancy, between 650-900AD, and home to many cultural and artistic influences, Xochicalco’s rapid rise and fall is one of Mesoamerica’s greatest mysteries,

Carving on Building-1 at Teopanzolco
Teopanzolco

Teopanzolco: A Brief History

Teopanzolco is dominated by a half completed Great Platform and the mystery surrounding its abandonment. But the region’s mysterious history goes back a lot further…

Looking From Grupo de la Serpiente at Teotenango
Teotenango

Teotenango: A Brief History

The mysteriously rapid construction of Teotenango’s two cities and its meteoric expansion during the Late Classic Period could explain another of Mesoamerica’s enduring mysteries…

View of La Quemada from approach Road
La Quemada

La Quemada (Chicomoztoc): A Brief History

The history of La Quemada is both mysterious and perplexing, and recent discoveries which push its founding back to the 4th century have only added to this mystique.

Cauachalli Temple at Malinalco
malinalco

Malinalco: A Brief History

Malinalco history is largely entwined in myth and folklore and yet a few historical accounts and a small archaeological site do seem to support its legendary past.

Plaza A at Altun Ha
Altun Ha

Altun Ha: A Brief History

Altun Ha’s earliest development provides intriguing links to Teotihuacan and Tikal, with jade being central to its wealth and growth throughout its 1000 year existence…

Residential Area at Lamanai
Lamanai

Lamanai: A Brief History

Lamanai has an incredibly long history, with the earliest signs of inhabitance dating to 1500BC and the site being abandoned after the Spanish left in the 18th Century…

Structure 82 at Las Sepulturas
Las Sepulturas

Las Sepulturas: A Brief History

Las Sepulturas was home to the wealthiest families of Copan, but with buildings dating back to 1000BC and Structure 9N-82, it seems it was much more than a exclusive suburb…

Copan

Copán: A Brief History

Although fundamentally Copan was a Mayan City that controlled trade on the southern frontier of Mesoamerica, the majority of its history is both mysterious and very intriguing…

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  • History of Chicanna December 2, 2016
    The early history of Chicanna reveals a simple community steadily growing. Then it erected several incredible buildings. So who built Chicanna and why? The post History of Chicanna appeared first on Uncovered History.
  • Chicanna Structure X and Structure XI October 1, 2016
    Chicanna Structure X and Structure XI are Mayan temples that stand together in Group C, but represent a transformation of Chicanna over the centuries. The post Chicanna Structure X and Structure XI appeared first on Uncovered History.
  • Chicanna Structure XX – A Timepiece in Stone September 29, 2016
    Chicanna Structure XX is covered with carved images and features three monster mouth entrances that combine to create an image of the Mayan universe. The post Chicanna Structure XX – A Timepiece in Stone appeared first on Uncovered History.
  • Chicanna Structure II: The Monster Mouth Temple July 16, 2016
    Chicanna Structure II features a fearsome monster mouth doorway that was designed to broadcast the spiritual power of this magical Mayan temple. The post Chicanna Structure II: The Monster Mouth Temple appeared first on Uncovered History.
  • Chicanna Structure VI July 15, 2016
    With its carved façade and roof comb, Chicanna Structure VI appears to be a temple, but the rooms added over later centuries raise questions over its use. The post Chicanna Structure VI appeared first on Uncovered History.
  • Chicanna Structure III July 13, 2016
    Chicanna Structure III spans the north side of Group A and was repeatedly developed from 640AD to 1040AD - but it is curiously different to the other structures The post Chicanna Structure III appeared first on Uncovered History.
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