El Osario

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El Osario is a stepped pyramid at the Maya archaeological site of Chichén Itzá, notable for its central staircase and subterranean chamber.

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El Osario canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya pyramid
Mesoamerican stepped pyramid
alsoKnownAs The Ossuary
Tomb of the High Priest
associatedWith Maya funerary rites
Maya religious practices
civilization Maya civilization
country Mexico
culturalContext Itza Maya
excavatedBy archaeologists in the early 20th century
hasAccess stairway descending into cave
hasArchitecturalStyle Maya architecture
hasCategory Archaeological sites in Yucatán
Maya sites in Yucatán
Mesoamerican pyramids
Pyramids in Mexico
hasFeature carved stone elements
central staircase
multiple tiers
stone stairways
subterranean chamber
temple platform at summit
hasFunction ceremonial platform
ritual structure
hasOrientation cardinal directions
hasStructureType stepped pyramid
hasSubstructure chamber with burials
natural cave
heritageDesignation archaeological monument of Mexico
locatedIn Chichén Itzá
Yucatán Peninsula
Yucatán state
locatedInCountry Mexico
managedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
materialUsed limestone
nearbyStructure Cenote Sagrado
linked to: Sacred Cenote

El Castillo
Platform of Venus
Temple of the Warriors
partOf ceremonial center of Chichén Itzá
partOfUNESCOSite Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
linked to: Chichén Itzá
period Early Postclassic period
Terminal Classic period
region Northern Maya Lowlands
linked to: Maya lowlands
tourism popular tourist attraction
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1988
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus inscribed

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