Chichén Itzá HeritageView Project

Chichén Itzá
Site Development Workbench

Building a validated, experiential heritage model of Chichén Itzá.

This workbench brings together archaeological evidence, spatial documentation, 3D reconstruction, virtual storytelling, and field validation to develop a historically grounded HeritageView experience.

Site Coverage68%

Model Progress54%

Validation Progress42%

Open Questions27

Student Contributors19

Site master plan & zone workbench

1El Castillo2Great Ball Court3El Caracol4Temple of the Warriors5Sacred Cenote6Platform of the Eagles and Jaguars7Las Monjas

Zone development overview

El CastilloStatus In Progress

Modeling 95%Validation 54%

Great Ball CourtStatus In Progress

Modeling 80%Validation 42%

El CaracolStatus In Progress

Modeling 70%Validation 38%

Temple of the WarriorsStatus In Progress

Modeling 85%Validation 35%

Sacred CenoteStatus In Progress

Modeling 60%Validation 22%

Platform of the Eagles and JaguarsStatus In Progress

Modeling 0%Validation 20%

Las MonjasStatus In Progress

Modeling 0%Validation 5%

Systems integration

HeritageView Glasses V1
Location-locked delivery
No gesture / eye tracking
Offline package support

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Methodological note

Iterative interpretation of evidence, modeling, and field validation. Assumptions and alternative hypotheses remain documented throughout the project.

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Research community comments

Dr. Marisol Canul Excellent alignment with epigraphic data and urban layout. The Caracol reconstruction is particularly strong.

Prof. David J. Webster Consider additional evidence for the north stair orientation at El Castillo.

Open questions across all zones

Question	Zone	Priority	Status
What was the original superstructure roof scheme?	El Castillo	High	Open
Ball court ring acoustics—material evidence?	Great Ball Court	Medium	Open
Was the cenote platform carved or built?	Sacred Cenote	High	In Review