Chichén Itzá's ascendancy and civic transformation (c. 900–1200 CE)

1. Chichén Itzá emerges as regional power

   Jan 1, 900Labels: Chich n, Northern Yucat

   • Britannica
   • UNESCO

2. El Caracol is dated by a 906 stela

   Jan 1, 906Labels: El Caracol, Stela 906

   • El Caracol WP
   • UNESCO

3. Toltec-linked migration reshapes the city

   Jan 1, 950Labels: Toltec migration, Maya Toltec

   • UNESCO
   • Britannica

4. Great North Platform monumentalization accelerates

   Jan 1, 975Labels: Great North, Public architecture

   • UNESCO
   • Britannica

5. El Castillo built in Terminal Classic era

   Jan 1, 1000Labels: El Castillo, Temple of

   • INAH
   • UNESCO

6. Temple of the Warriors becomes major assembly complex

   Jan 1, 1000Labels: Temple of, Assembly complex

   • UNESCO
   • ChichenItza com

7. Great Ball Court defines public spectacle precinct

   Jan 1, 1050Labels: Great Ball, Public spectacle

   • Britannica
   • UNESCO

8. Sacbe links the civic core to Sacred Cenote

   Jan 1, 1050Labels: Sacbe, Sacred Cenote

   • Sacred Cenote WP
   • UNESCO

9. Sacred Cenote offerings reflect wide-ranging networks

   Jan 1, 1100Labels: Sacred Cenote, Chaac offerings

   • Sacred Cenote WP
   • UNESCO

10. Citywide influence across Yucatán intensifies

    Jan 1, 1100Labels: Chich n, Yucat n

    • UNESCO
    • World History Enc

11. Rapid decline begins around 1200 CE

    Jan 1, 1200Labels: Rapid decline, Mayap n

    • World History Enc
    • Britannica

12. Monumental civic building largely ceases

    Jan 1, 1225Labels: Monumental cessation, Political economy

    • World History Enc
    • UNESCO

13. Chichén Itzá persists as pilgrimage destination

    Jan 1, 1250Labels: Pilgrimage site, Ancestral memory

    • World History Enc
    • UNESCO

14. Ascendancy-era transformations clarified by modern excavations

    Jan 1, 1841Labels: Modern excavations, Archaeology

    • UNESCO
    • Britannica