Chojolom

Boulder sculpture at Chojolom, believed to represent the head of a deity.^[1]

Artificial cave where one of the stone heads was found

Chojolom is a small Maya archaeological site in the western highlands of Guatemala. The site features a number of sculpted stones that are presumed to belong to the Kʼicheʼ Maya culture of the Postclassic Period (approximately AD 900–1520).^[2] Chojolom is situated on a hill in the municipality of Cantel, in the department of Quetzaltenango.^[3] The municipality is inhabited by Kʼicheʼ Maya to this day, who make up 93.8% of the local population.^[4] Cantel is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the modern city of Quetzaltenango at Kilometer 217 on the CA2 Highway.^[5] Chojolom is believed to have been a ritual site.^[6]

Chojolom means "by the head" in the Kʼicheʼ Maya language, deriving from the root word jolom ("head").^[7] Local historian Mariano Cornejo has speculated that the depositing of the stone heads and the naming of the hill may be linked.^[8]

^ Rodas 2010-09-18.
^ Rodas 2010-09-18.
^ Rodas 2010-09-18. Rodríguez Rouanet et al 1992, p.2.
^ Anonymous 2010-09-18. Servicio de Información Municipal.
^ Inforpressca, p.6.
^ Rodas 2010-09-18.
^ Rodas 2010-09-18. Christenson, p.46.
^ Rodas 2010-09-18.

[1] Rodas 2010-09-18.

[2] Rodas 2010-09-18.

[3] Rodas 2010-09-18. Rodríguez Rouanet et al 1992, p.2.

[4] Anonymous 2010-09-18. Servicio de Información Municipal.

[5] Inforpressca, p.6.

[6] Rodas 2010-09-18.

[7] Rodas 2010-09-18. Christenson, p.46.

[8] Rodas 2010-09-18.

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