Archaeologists have discovered a group of structures at the popular Maya archaeological site of Chichen Itza on Mexicos Yucatan Peninsula.They probably came from a property complex inhabited by the elite of the sacred city established in the 5th century AD.Archaeologist Francisco Perez Ruiz said there were no known residential groups in Chichen Itza, indicating that the domestic complex represents the first domestic group where a ruler coped with his entire household.
Archaeologists have found a group of structures at the famous Mayan archaeological site of Chichen Itza on Mexicos Yucatan Peninsula (Photo web recreation)The area known as Chichen Viejo will be integrated into the visitor area of the Chichen Itza historical site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the near future.The freshly found complex consists of the Entrance Arch, the House of the Snails, your house of the Moon, and the so-called Palace of the Phalluses.Researchers at the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) hope that this location and those yet to be discovered can clarify the lives of individuals who lived in the city.
There must be more residential groups that have not yet been checked out.
The study of these limited groups around the central part could offer us information about other families and other groups that made up this excellent city, said archaeologist Jose Osorio Leon.The area has been checked out because 1998.
Officials say about 2 million people visit the website of Chichen Itza in southeastern Mexico each year.