The document provides a link to a reading about an ancient Mayan city called Xcoch and cave system they used. It includes a chart to fill out with key details from the reading like the cave's location, the Mayas' uses of it, important buildings in the city, the time period it was used, jobs of archaeologists involved in excavations, the city's water source and time of abandonment. It also features pictures to identify vocabulary terms from the reading related to Xcoch.

1. Here you are provided with a link to complete the
following chart. Either read the text in the link provided or the article also
published on the class blog.
Cave’s exact location
Mayas’ use of the cave a.
b.
City’s most important buildings a.
b.
Length of Xcoch cave’s use in time from
to
Eric Weaver’s job in Xcoch
Nicholas Dunning’s position at UC
Source of water for Xcoch ancient
inhabitants
Position of the water reservoirs a.
and cisterns b.
City’s grandeur time around
to
City’s abandonment between
reason
Time of year when stalagmites
grow
Way to enter the cave
a.
Main discoveries inside the cave b.
c.

2. Identity the terms represented by each picture. All
terms were present in the reading.
Vocabulary
drought cistern pottery cave pyramid