Kukulkan - Kukurukan

...The ruins cover an area of ​​3km x 2km, and cultural layers dating back to the Preclassic period have been found. However, from around the 6th century, several complexes were built in the Puuc style, an architectural style in which the upper half of the building is decorated with mosaic sculptures, and the town began to flourish. However, in the 10th century, conquerors bearing the feathered serpent god Kukulcan were welcomed, and the Yucatan Maya style was created, combining the previous Puuc style with the styles of Xochicalco and El Tajin (Totonaca culture). Buildings in the new style, such as the ball court and the warrior temple, were built with the same baseline as Teotihuacan (Teotihuacan culture). ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…遺跡は3km×2kmの広域にわたり，先古典期からの文化層も見つかっているが，6世紀ころから，プーク様式という，モザイク彫刻で建物の上半分を装飾する建築様式による建造物複合体がいくつか建設され，町は栄え始める。しかし，10世紀に羽毛ある蛇の神ククルカンを掲げる征服者を迎え，前代のプーク様式に，ショチカルコやエル･タヒン(トトナカ文化)の様式が混じった〈ユカタン･マヤ〉様式が生み出される。球技場や戦士の神殿などの新しい様式をもった建物は，基準線をテオティワカン(テオティワカン文化)と同じ方角に定めて建てられた。…

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