Chiquirines | |
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Coordinates: 14°33′57″N 92°03′18″W / 14.56583°N 92.05500°W | |
Country | Guatemala |
Department | Retalhuleu Department |
Chiquirines is an ancient Pre-Columbian archaeological site, located in the modern-day Retalhuleu Department, Guatemala. It is located near the major Preclassic Period site of Ujuxte and is considered to be a satellite of that city and contemporary with it. [1] [2] Chiquirines features a smaller copy of a complex at Ujuxte, consisting of seven mounds arranged around a central plaza upon a basal platform. [1] [3] The largest of these mounds had a stairway ascending the west side. [1] Broken fragments of sculpture have been found at Chiquirines. [4]
Chiquirines was discovered during a regional survey undertaken during the 1993–1994 field seasons at Ujuxte. [5] The site is situated 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) to the northwest of Ujuxte. [2] Archaeologist Michael Love has mapped more than 40 mounds at Chiquirines. [6] Ceramic finds at Chiquirines date to the same period as those at Ujuxte and confirm that the two sites were contemporary. [7]
Chiquirines is the pluralised Spanish name, of Nahuatl origin, of the cicada species Odopoea imbellis. [8]
Chiquirines | |
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Coordinates: 14°33′57″N 92°03′18″W / 14.56583°N 92.05500°W | |
Country | Guatemala |
Department | Retalhuleu Department |
Chiquirines is an ancient Pre-Columbian archaeological site, located in the modern-day Retalhuleu Department, Guatemala. It is located near the major Preclassic Period site of Ujuxte and is considered to be a satellite of that city and contemporary with it. [1] [2] Chiquirines features a smaller copy of a complex at Ujuxte, consisting of seven mounds arranged around a central plaza upon a basal platform. [1] [3] The largest of these mounds had a stairway ascending the west side. [1] Broken fragments of sculpture have been found at Chiquirines. [4]
Chiquirines was discovered during a regional survey undertaken during the 1993–1994 field seasons at Ujuxte. [5] The site is situated 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) to the northwest of Ujuxte. [2] Archaeologist Michael Love has mapped more than 40 mounds at Chiquirines. [6] Ceramic finds at Chiquirines date to the same period as those at Ujuxte and confirm that the two sites were contemporary. [7]
Chiquirines is the pluralised Spanish name, of Nahuatl origin, of the cicada species Odopoea imbellis. [8]