Chacmultún — Puuc Twin Pyramid Cave Mouth
Late Classic Puuc (700–900 CE) + cave use 200 CE·Maya Puuc (Uxmal sphere) and cave paint Chac cult·🇲🇽 Yucatán, near Tekax, Puuc Hills, Chacmultún cave system, hills, Mexico
About
About Chacmultún — Puuc Twin Pyramid Cave Mouth
Chacmultún excavated by Thompson and Andrews, cave rain cult.
Why it mattersKey Maya Puuc (Uxmal sphere) and cave paint Chac cult pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
Theories
- 01Observatory
- 02Seasonal gathering
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.750 CE pyramids; cave paint 400 CE
- Period
- Late Classic Puuc (700–900 CE) + cave use 200 CE
- Culture
- Maya Puuc (Uxmal sphere) and cave paint Chac cult
- Purpose
- Twin 8 m pyramids above painted cave (Chac rain god) with red handprints — Puuc rain sanctuary in karst cave
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1944
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Chacmultún — Puuc Twin Pyramid Cave Mouth
1950 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Chacmultún — Puuc Twin Pyramid Cave Mouth
On the ground
Structures & features
20.1440° N · 89.3420° W · 140 m · 3 mapped features
Chacmultún — Puuc Twin Pyramid Cave Mouth — Principal Pyramid
pyramidpyramid at Chacmultún — Puuc Twin Pyramid Cave Mouth — hydraulic feature
20.1433° N · 89.3432° WChacmultún — Puuc Twin Pyramid Cave Mouth — Northern Chamber
chamberchamber at Chacmultún — Puuc Twin Pyramid Cave Mouth — subsidiary complex
20.1451° N · 89.3406° WChacmultún — Puuc Twin Pyramid Cave Mouth — Southern Causeway
causewaycauseway at Chacmultún — Puuc Twin Pyramid Cave Mouth — hydraulic feature
20.1433° N · 89.3419° W