Overview
Postclassic and Colonial period settlements have been found at Nixtun-Ch’ich’ in Sector QQ (Middle to Late Postclassic period), Sector WW (Middle to Late Postclassic period), Sector XX (Contact or Colonial period), and Sector ZZ (Colonial period). See map above.
Objective
From 2013 to 2015, Proyecto Itza paid particular attention to the southwest portion of the site. This community covered over 500 meters of the south shore of the site (Sectors PP, QQ, and RR). In addition to the focus upon these sectors, we excavated test units across the site and surveyed over 85,000 points with a total station. The primary goal of the project was to investigate the Chak’an Itza.
Excavated Sectors
Sector PP
Sector RR
Test Units