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The Ossuary at Chichen Itza, Mexico

South of the Great North Platform buildings is the Ossario Group. The namesake is this step pyramid called The Ossuary. Alternatively spelled Osario (burial place), its design is similar to El Castillo but it is considerably shorter at 29.5 feet. It was also called the Tomb of the High Priest (La Tumba del Gran Sacerdote) when archeologists discovered artifacts and seven skeletal remains at the bottom of a 39 foot deep, central cave during the late 19th century. Experts now dispute the tombs belonged to high priests.

The Ossuary at Chichen Itza, Mexico

Chichen Itza Parking Lot, Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, México

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