Kiuic
# Kiuic

Kiuic is a Maya archaeological site in the Puuc region of Yucatán, Mexico.

## History

Kiuic (/kjuˈiːk/ kyoo-EEK) was a Maya city of the Late and Terminal Maya Classic Periods, with evidence of earlier occupation. It was abandoned by the Maya around 880 CE. The site is well-preserved, and in that regard compared by archaeologists to Pompeii.

## Archaeology

First documented in print by John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood in 1843, the site was visited by later Mayanists including Teoberto Maler.

The site has been under-going archaeological exploration since 2000, in part by Millsaps College archaeologists. Kiuic was extensively discussed in a PBS Nova and National Geographic special.

20°05′34″N 89°33′50″W﻿ / ﻿20.09285°N 89.56376°W﻿ / 20.09285; -89.56376

