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. Recorded context — Period: Late Classic Puuc (700–900 CE) + cave use 200 CE; Culture: Maya Puuc (Uxmal sphere) and cave paint Chac cult; Field status: excavated; Materials: limestone, cave pigment; Condition: preserved.
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 Pyramidpyramidpyramid at Chacmultún — Puuc Twin Pyramid Cave Mouth — hydraulic feature20.1433° N · 89.3432° W
- Chacmultún — Puuc Twin Pyramid Cave Mouth — Northern Chamberchamberchamber at Chacmultún — Puuc Twin Pyramid Cave Mouth — subsidiary complex20.1451° N · 89.3406° W
- Chacmultún — Puuc Twin Pyramid Cave Mouth — Southern Causewaycausewaycauseway at Chacmultún — Puuc Twin Pyramid Cave Mouth — hydraulic feature20.1433° N · 89.3419° W