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Temporal patterns in light and shadow at El Castillo: Implications for Maya archaeoastronomy

A recent study in Arqueología Mexicana is rethinking how we understand one of the most famous light-and-shadow displays at Chichén Itzá. For years, people have shown up around the spring and autumn equinoxes to watch what’s often called the “descent of Kukulcan.”As the sun sets, shifting and shadow along the pyramid’s northwest staircase create a shape that looks like a serpent slithering downward. It’s usually described as something that happen…
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