500–1500 CE

Medieval sites in North America

2 Medieval sites in North America: Chichén Itzá and Mesa Verde. Temple cities, trading kingdoms and mountain estates across every inhabited continent.

Medieval elsewhere: Africa (2) Asia (3) Oceania (1) South America (1)

Mexico · c. 9th–12th c. CE

Chichén Itzá

Home of El Castillo, the stepped pyramid where a serpent of shadow appears at the equinox.

Medieval UNESCO

United States · c. 600–1300 CE

Mesa Verde

Stone cliff dwellings like Cliff Palace, tucked under sandstone overhangs in Colorado.

Medieval UNESCO

Medieval sites in North America

Chichén Itzá

Mesa Verde

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