Mexican Pre-Hispanic Sites Image Gallery
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Identifier
077
Medium
Photograph
Date Created
11-1984
Country
Mexico
State
Yucatán
Cultures
Maya Civilization
Periods
Late Classic to Early Postclassic
Keywords
Chichén Itzá Site (Mexico)--Antiquities; Maya architecture;
Description
Chichén Itzá, The Nunnery (House of Nuns) and La Iglesia.
Copyright
©1984 Carl L. Thurman
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Type
Image
File Format
image/tiff
Recommended Citation
Thurman, Carl L., "Chichén Itzá [photo 24]" (1984). Mexican Pre-Hispanic Sites Image Gallery. 77.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/mayan/77
Comments
Chichén Itzá was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people of the Terminal Classic period. The archeological site is located in Yucatán State, Mexico. Chichén Itzá was one of the largest Maya cities. It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in recognition of its significance.