Chiquirines
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Chiquirines is an ancient Pre-Columbian
archaeological site, located in the modern day Retalhuleu Department, Guatemala
. It is located near the major Preclassic Period
site of Ujuxte
and is considered to be a satellite of that city and contemporary with it. Chiquirines features a smaller copy of a complex at Ujuxte, consisting of seven mounds arranged around a central plaza upon a basal platform. The largest of these mounds had a stairway ascending the west side. Broken fragments of sculpture have been found at Chiquirines.
Chiquirines was discovered during a regional survey undertaken during the 1993–1994 field seasons at Ujuxte. The site is situated 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) to the northwest of Ujuxte. Archaeologist Michael Love has mapped more than 40 mounds at Chiquirines. Ceramic finds at Chiquirines date to the same period as those at Ujuxte and confirm that the two sites were contemporary.
Chiquirines is the pluralised Spanish name, of Nahuatl
origin, of the cicada
species Odopoea imbellis.
Pre-Columbian
The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences on the American continents, spanning the time of the original settlement in the Upper Paleolithic period to European colonization during...
archaeological site, located in the modern day Retalhuleu Department, Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. It is located near the major Preclassic Period
Mesoamerican chronology
Mesoamerican chronology divides the history of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica into several periods: the Paleo-Indian , the Archaic , the Preclassic , the Classic , and the Postclassic...
site of Ujuxte
Ujuxte
The site of Ujuxte is the largest preclassic site to be discovered on the Guatemalan Pacific coast. It is in the Retalhuleu Department, in western Guatemala.-Site:...
and is considered to be a satellite of that city and contemporary with it. Chiquirines features a smaller copy of a complex at Ujuxte, consisting of seven mounds arranged around a central plaza upon a basal platform. The largest of these mounds had a stairway ascending the west side. Broken fragments of sculpture have been found at Chiquirines.
Chiquirines was discovered during a regional survey undertaken during the 1993–1994 field seasons at Ujuxte. The site is situated 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) to the northwest of Ujuxte. Archaeologist Michael Love has mapped more than 40 mounds at Chiquirines. Ceramic finds at Chiquirines date to the same period as those at Ujuxte and confirm that the two sites were contemporary.
Chiquirines is the pluralised Spanish name, of Nahuatl
Nahuatl
Nahuatl is thought to mean "a good, clear sound" This language name has several spellings, among them náhuatl , Naoatl, Nauatl, Nahuatl, Nawatl. In a back formation from the name of the language, the ethnic group of Nahuatl speakers are called Nahua...
origin, of the cicada
Cicada
A cicada is an insect of the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha , in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with large eyes wide apart on the head and usually transparent, well-veined wings. There are about 2,500 species of cicada around the world, and many of them remain unclassified...
species Odopoea imbellis.