| 41. | At the Sacred Cenote in Chichen Itza, humans were hurled into the cenote during times of drought, famine or disease.
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| 42. | Hunac Ceel fought the Itzas but was taken captive and was to be sacrificed by being thrown into the cenote of Chich�n Itz?
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| 43. | Cenotes are scattered across the peninsula, but the sacred cenote of Chich�n Itz?was by far the most important to the Maya.
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| 44. | Most of the major findings in the cenote were made under the supervision of Edward Herbert Thompson, who began dredging in 1904.
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| 45. | He spent several weeks at Chichen Itza as a guest of Edward Thompson, where he assisted with the dredging of the Cenote Sagrado.
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| 46. | Based on these radiocarbon dates it is thought the cenote was connected to marine waters for some 700 years before becoming cut off completely.
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| 47. | Aveline investigated thoroughly and uncovered a page from Jeanne's diary and a map that lead to an artifact located inside a cenote.
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| 48. | The cave in which the tick was first discovered is grimy, small, moist, and dark; it also contained a cenote.
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| 49. | The presence of jade, gold, and copper in the cenote offers proof of the importance of Chich�n Itz?as a cultural city center.
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| 50. | Its name stems from the water's dark color, caused by the steep sides of the cenote and algae growth within the lake.
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