Mexico: Chichen Itza Site dawb huv
Chichen Itza ( /tʃiːˈtʃɛn iːˈtsɑː /;[1] ntawm Yucatec Maya: 'Èen Ìitsha' Chi'ch,[2] “ntawm lub qhov ncauj ntawm qhov dej ntawm tus Itza”) yog ib tug loj tos Columbian archaeological kawm ntawv ua tau los ntawm cov Maya civilization nyob hauv qhov chaw ntawm lub Yucatán ceg av qab teb qaum teb, nyob rau lub Municipality ntawm Tinúm, Lub xeev Yucatán, present-Day Mexico.
Chichen Itza was a major focal point in the northern Maya lowlands from the Late Classic through the Terminal Classic and into the early portion of the Early Post classic period. Lub site exhibits ib tug tibneeg ntau ntau ntawm architectural yeej, txij li cas yog hu ua "nyob rau hauv cov neeg Mev tuaj" thiab reminiscent yeej pom nyob rau hauv central Mexico rau cov style muaj nyob rau ntawm tus Puuc Maya ntawm lub qaum teb lowlands Puuc. Muaj cov paub hab txhawb Mev yog ib zaug hais tias yuav tsum tau tus neeg sawv cev migration ncaj los tseem conquest ntawm Mexico hab txhawb, tab sis tseem kawm luam saib muaj cov no tsis yog-Maya yeej ntau tshaj li ntawm cov kev cai diffusion.