Dzibilchaltun

Dzibilchaltun is a Maya archaeological site 16 km north of Merida in Yucatan, Mexico, occupied continuously from approximately 1500 BC until the Spanish conquest in the 16th century, making it one of the longest-occupied Maya city-states. At its peak, the settlement covered 15 km2 with over 8,400 structures and a substantial population. Its most famous building, the Temple of the Seven Dolls, is named for seven crude clay effigies found beneath its floor and features a remarkable equinox alignment where sunlight passes through its doorways during the spring and autumn equinoxes. The site also contains Cenote Xlacah, a 44-metre-deep sinkhole from which divers recovered approximately 30,000 artefacts.