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Sacred Cenote
The Sacred Cenote ((スペイン語:cenote sagrado), "sacred well"; alternatively known as the "Well of Sacrifice") refers to a noted ''cenote'' at the pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site of Chichen Itza, in the northern Yucatán Peninsula. It is located to the north of Chichen Itza's civic precinct, to which it is connected by a ''sacbe'', or raised and paved pathway.〔Adams (1991), p. 290〕
According to post-Conquest sources (Maya and Spanish), pre-Columbian Maya sacrificed objects and human beings into the cenote as a form of worship to the Maya rain god Chaac. Edward Herbert Thompson dredged the Cenote Sagrado from 1904 to 1910, and recovered artifacts of gold, jade, pottery, and incense, as well as human remains.〔Coggins (1992)〕 A study of human remains taken from the Cenote Sagrado found that they had wounds consistent with human sacrifice.〔Anda Alanís (2007)〕
==Naming the cenote==
While commonly known as the “Sacred Cenote,” there are several other names used. It has been referred to as “The Well of Sacrifices” and “Chen Ku”, Chen Ku being the original name that the Mayans used for the cenote. Chen is the ancient Mayan word meaning “well” or “pool,” and “ku” means relating to or in the possession of God. Thus, Chen Ku literally means “The well of God.”〔Coggins (1992), pp. 9-29〕
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