 Shrine on the main plaza at Chutixtiox | |
| Alternative name | Xutixtiox, Chu'Taxtyoox |
|---|---|
| Location | Sacapulas |
| Region | Quiché Department, Guatemala |
| Coordinates | 15°16′28.2″N 91°7′21.72″W / 15.274500°N 91.1227000°W |
| History | |
| Periods | Postclassic |
| Cultures | Maya civilization |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1955 |
| Archaeologists | A. Ledyard Smith |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Postclassic Maya |
| Responsible body: IDAEH | |
Chutixtiox (alternatively spelled Xutixtiox,[pronunciation?] or Chu'Taxtyoox in the Sakapultek language)[1] is an archaeological site of the ancient Maya civilization near Sacapulas, in the Quiché department of modern Guatemala.[2] The site was excavated during the 20th century by A. Ledyard Smith.[3] Ceramic evidence excavated at the site suggests a close relationship with the K'iche' capital of Q'umarkaj.[4] Chutixtiox may have been a settlement in a polity that included the nearby sites of Chutinamit and Xolpacol.[5]
The site has been dated to the Late Postclassic period and shows two distinct architectural phases, with the late phase demonstrating close similarity to the central K'iche' region around Q'umarkaj. This matches ethnohistoric documents that describe an early 15th-century conquest of the region by the central K'iche'. The site has been identified as the settlement of the Kumatz group, described as migrating to the area in the Popul Vuh.