Chichén Itzá - The Red House

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by Dorothy and Bill Bell

Also known as the House of Little Holes; the name was a attributed to the holes in the latticework on the roof comb n the top of the structure.

Called the Red House because it contained the famous Mayan red colors when discovered, it is located in a plaza with the House of the Deer and House of Grinding Stones. It rests on a 5 Meter high platform and has simple lines and three Chac masks on the roof comb. Hieroglyphs in one chamber mention rulers of Chichén Itza and Ek Balam and an inscribed date relating to 869 AD. Some describe blood letting and other ceremonies.

Very new hieroglyphs reveal the structure was built around AD 800 and 850. The new discovery also hasAD. It was probably a residential building for the elite.

A small ball court was restored on the structures back wall.

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