Dzibilchaltún — Temple of Seven Dolls Equinox Light

Why it mattersKey Maya Northern Lowland (Dzibilchaltún 8300 structures) temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c.700 CE Temple of Seven Dolls

Period

Preclassic to Postclassic (500 BCE–1500 CE) Seven Dolls 700 CE

Culture

Maya Northern Lowland (Dzibilchaltún 8300 structures)

Purpose

Flat-topped pyramid (35 m × 25 m × 6 m) with 4 stairways and equinox light slit — Temple of the 7 Dolls equinox sun rise through 2 doors lights shrine

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1983

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 200 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Dzibilchaltún — Temple of Seven Dolls Equinox Light

2. c.700 CE Temple of Seven Dolls

   Initial construction / first occupation at Dzibilchaltún — Temple of Seven Dolls Equinox Light

3. 2005 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Dzibilchaltún — Temple of Seven Dolls Equinox Light

• Dzibilchaltún — Temple of Seven Dolls Equinox Light — Principal Temple

  temple

  temple at Dzibilchaltún — Temple of Seven Dolls Equinox Light — outlier feature

  21.0908° N · 89.5908° W

• Dzibilchaltún — Temple of Seven Dolls Equinox Light — Northern Altar

  altar

  altar at Dzibilchaltún — Temple of Seven Dolls Equinox Light — outlier feature

  21.0921° N · 89.5908° W

• Dzibilchaltún — Temple of Seven Dolls Equinox Light — Shrine Annex 3

  shrine

  shrine at Dzibilchaltún — Temple of Seven Dolls Equinox Light — outlier feature

  21.0903° N · 89.5898° W