Moxviquil is a Mayan archeological site in the highlands of the Chiapas near the tourist town of San Cristóbal de las Casas. The site was a small Mayan city which acted as an administrative and economic center.[1] This site was first excavated by Frans Blom and Clarence Weiant during the 1950s.[1] The site includes a main city as well as burial caves near the main site.[2] The site is accessible via trails starting at the Orquídeas Moxviquil Botanical Garden.[3] Materials from the 1950s excavations can be seen at Casa Na Bolom.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Whiting, Thomas A. Lee; Taladoire, Eric; Paris, Elizabeth H. (2015). "Return to Moxviquil: Form and Function in a Small Maya City". Ancient Mesoamerica. 26 (1): 81–112. doi:10.1017/S0956536115000048. ISSN 1469-1787. S2CID 155516664.
  2. ^ Blom, Frans (1954). "Ossuaries, cremation and secondary burials among the Maya of Chiapas, Mexico". Journal de la Société des Américanistes. 43: 123–135. doi:10.3406/jsa.1954.2418. JSTOR 24603991.
  3. ^ Guides, Rough (2016-06-01). The Rough Guide to Mexico. Rough Guides UK. ISBN 9780241279540.
  4. ^ "Na Bolom Chiapas and Tabasco Review". Fodor's Travel. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
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