Debunking Mayan Myths: Chichen Itza

Chichen Itza: It’s a city of ruins that has captured our imaginations with it’s monuments and ancient mysteries. 2 million people visit the site every year, but despite that, it is still one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented archaeological sites today. So we went to set the record straight ourselves. Sources: https://youtu.be/Sj4HW8tS94I Great Wonders Chichen Itza: An Alien City in the Mayan Lowlands - Penn Museum, Dr. Simon Martin The Collapse of the Ancient Maya: Interpretations of the Past and Preserving the Future villanovauniversity Lecture: "The Mysteries of the Ancient Maya Civilization and the Apogee of Art in the Americas" - Frist Art Museum https://youtu.be/VfvS8ENVyJ0 Martin, Simon, and Nikolai Grube. "Maya Superstates." Archaeology 48, no. 6 (1995): 41-46. McIntosh, Roderick J., Joseph A. Tainter, and Susan Keech McIntosh, eds. The Way the Wind Blows: Climate Change, History, and Human Action. Columbia University Press, 2000.