# Naj Tunich Cave

- **Country:** Guatemala
- **Geology:** Karst
- **Website:** https://www.najtunich.gt/
- **Location:** Poptún, Guatemala
- **Discovery:** 1979
- **Photo Caption:** A wall drawing of a man in rare 3/4 profile, performing ritual genital bloodletting

Naj Tunich (Mopan Maya: "stone house, cave") The site was a Maya ritual pilgrimage site during the Classic period. Artifacts show that the cave was accessed primarily during the Early Classic period. Deposits become rarer during the Late Classic period. The fame of the cave, however, rests on its long Late Classic hieroglyphic texts as well as on a considerable number painted scenes and figures.

![Photo of Naj Tunich Cave](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Najtunich_p20.png)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naj_Tunich (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)