A New Study of the Gruta de Chac, Yucatán, México

List of Figures

Figure   1.   Map of the Northern Yucatán Peninsula showing the location of Chac (the Gruta de Chac and Chac II) and other major Maya centers.

Figure   2.   Schematic section of the Gruta de Chac after Mercer 1975 (left) and a sketch map of the route to water based on the 1998 study (right).

Figure 3a.   Photo of the cave opening to the Gruta de Chac.

Figure 3b.   Photo of Maya workman collecting pottery from the Chac cave water pool (right).

Figure 3c.   Photo of the south wall profile of the test unit excavated near the Chac cave water source. A nearly complete Chac Polychrome orange slipped water jar is seen in situ (center right).

Figure   4.   Digitized map of the Gruta de Chac settlement showing the Chac cave plaza, the stela and bare platforms, and the south residential "ridge" group. The stone alignments are believed to be historic. North is at the top.

Figure 5a.   Photo showing a partially complete Chac Polychrome water jar recovered from the Gruta.

Figure 5b.   Photo of a black and red on orange mask-like design element from a Chac Polychrome water jar.

Figure 5c.   A hummingbird-like figure (9 cm long) from a Chac Polychrome water jar outlined in black and painted orange-red.

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