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Structure known as Temple 1 at Maya site of Chacchoben c. 700 CE. The temple is astronomically aligned to focus the first rays of dawn on the summer solstice down onto an area where once a statue or stele would have stood.
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Mark, B. (2019, January 29). Temple 1 at Chacchoben. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9948/temple-1-at-chacchoben/
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Mark, Betsy. "Temple 1 at Chacchoben." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 29, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9948/temple-1-at-chacchoben/.
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Mark, Betsy. "Temple 1 at Chacchoben." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 29 Jan 2019. Web. 24 Apr 2024.
