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Chichén Itzá - The Tomb of the High Priest

by Dorothy and Bill Bell

Also known as the Ossuary or Osario, meaning burial place.

Reflecting the styles of El Castillo, the Tomb of the High Priest has a combined elements of both Toltec and Puuc influences. The pyramid stands ten meters (30 feet) high and has four staircases leading up to the top temple. Carved feathered serpents adorn the sides if the stairwells and the pillars also reflect the serpent-God. It has stucco reliefs of mythological characters.

In between the two pillars is an entry port 10 meters (36 feet) down  via a cut stone shaft to a natural cave. When it was excavated, numerous bones and funeral offerings were found at the cave; shell, copper bells, jade.

 
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