Excavation and restoration of Chichen Itza(Chichen Itza)

Chichen Itza - Excavation and restoration of Chichen Itza

Time: 1923

Place: Yucatán, Mexico

Details: In 1923, the Mexican government awarded the Carnegie Institution a 10-year permit (later extended another 10 years) to allow U.S. archaeologists to conduct extensive excavation and restoration of Chichen Itza. Carnegie researchers excavated and restored the Temple of Warriors and the Caracol, among other major buildings. At the same time, the Mexican government excavated and restored El Castillo (Temple of Kukulcan) and the Great Ball Court.