Temple of the Seven Dolls
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The Temple of the Seven Dolls is a notable Mayan structure at Dzibilchaltún in Mexico, famed for its alignment with the equinox sunrise and the seven small effigy dolls found within it.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of the Seven Dolls canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya temple
ⓘ
archaeological structure ⓘ |
| access | open to visitors ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Maya architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Maya religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Maya people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| equinoxEvent | sun rises in alignment with the temple doorway ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists in the 20th century ⓘ |
| function |
astronomical observation point
ⓘ
ceremonial structure ⓘ |
| governedBy | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtifact | clay effigy dolls ⓘ |
| hasDiscovery | seven small effigy dolls ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central stairway
ⓘ
doorways oriented to the east and west ⓘ rectangular plan ⓘ roof comb or upper superstructure ⓘ windows aligned with sunrise ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of a protected archaeological zone ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alignment with equinox sunrise
ⓘ
equinox light phenomenon ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dzibilchaltún
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maya Lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Yucatán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northern Yucatán limestone plain ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | seven effigy dolls found inside ⓘ |
| near | Mérida, Yucatán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observes | solar equinox ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dzibilchaltún archaeological site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pre-Columbian Mesoamerican sites ⓘ |
| region | Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Maya polytheism ⓘ |
| significance |
example of Maya archaeoastronomy
ⓘ
important ceremonial center within Dzibilchaltún ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Classic period of Maya civilization ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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