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Archaeology

Classical Mayan architecture is scattered about the Yucatan. While some is restored to its former splendor, most is not.

The Temple of the Seven Dolls at the Dzibilchaltun Archaeological Site, near Merida. <a href=></a> A bas relief at Ek Balam of the Mayan diety, Chaak, the god of all things water. It looks a lot like an elephant to us. <a href=></a> The acropolis at Edzna. A similar structure dominated the center of the ancient Mayan city of T'ho, later renamed Merida by the Spaniards. <a href=></a> Part of the facade of a Mayan temple waiting to be reclaimed. North of the Puuc range, there are no hills in Yucatan. If you see one, it is an unrestored Mayan structure. <a href=></a> The face of a warrior in the mouth of the winged serpent, Kukulkan, discarded near a jungle path. <a href=></a> While archaeologists in Peru argue the subject, there is no doubt that the phallus was often featured in Mayan architecture. <a href=></a> The distinctive Mayan arch beckons up a steep stairway on this temple under restoration at Chichen Viejo. <a href=></a> The calm before the storm at the Mayan Archaeological Site of Tulum. <a href=></a>

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