Mislabeled archaeological sites

Connected Sites: 3

Sites or immoveable objects therein that were named after a function or use that was proved to be wrong afterwards (and that name still persists).

Connected Sites

  • Uxmal
    Uxmal
    Mexico
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.94
    173
    7
    The Nunnery (a nickname given to it by the Spanish; it was a government palace - wiki)
  • Machu Picchu
    Machu Picchu
    Peru
    Inscribed: 1983
    4.63
    262
    8
    Temple of the Moon - "Most scientists and authors believe that the name of the Temple is arbitrary, as many other names given to sites in Machu Picchu. Ruth M Wright and Alfredo Valencia Zegarra, authors of “ The Machu Picchu Guidebook. A self guided tour” say that they find no indication that the lunar ritual played any part in the use of this shrine."(wiki)
  • Petra
    Petra
    Jordan
    Inscribed: 1985
    4.61
    289
    21
    The Monastery - named so by European explorers because of its setting (but is a temple dedicated to Nabataean king Obodas I), The Treasury - (a mausoleum)