Complex D. The wind house. (The house of the wind)

Complex D. The wind house. (The house of the wind). . , Complejo D La casa del viento , Es una estructura de planta circular de 22 metros de diámetro y 2.5 de altura, con evidencia de escalinatas por el lado este y noroeste. En su cúspide se exploró una estructura cuadrangular de piedra labrada, llamada adoratorio. Este edificio se ha asociado como un elemente relacionado a la veneración del dios Ehecatl (Señor del viento)., Este edificio nos remite a una veneración ancestral, y testimonio de ello fue el hallazgo del entierro 14, que se asocia a la segunda etapa constructiva, donde la inhumación estuvo vinculada a un ritual concretado en la abundancia de cerámicas simbolicamente “matadas”. Se trata de un individuo adulto joven de entre 20 y 25 años de edad, de sexo femenino., La etapa más antigua corresponde a una estructura circular hueva que estuvo decorada con pintura roja. Al este de la estructura se observa un patio semicircular que probablemente se usó para actividades rituales como danzas y ceremonias. , English: , Complex D. The wind house. (The house of the wind) , Complex D is a 2.5 meter high circular structure with a diameter base 22 meters: there is evidence of stairways on the east and northeast sides. A quadrangular structure carved out stone, named the adoratorio (“place of worship”), was explored in the apex. It is thought to be a room dedicated to the revering or the Ehecatl (“the Lord of the Wind”) due to is (sic, its) circular form. , This building is believed to have played a role ancestor worship, a notion corroborated by the discovery or burial 14, similar to other recorded tombs, this burial site was part of ritual sacrifice, as suggested by the abundance of symbolically “killed” pottery. (“Killing” pottery, for example, implied purposefully shattering them as part of a ritual, and as a form elimination or desanctification). The subject was a young woman, between 20 and 25 years of age. Although experts did find evidence of late-stage tuberculosis, the individual died due to an to an attack by carnivorous animals. , The oldest excavated phase of complex D consists of a hollow circular structure painted red. Towards the east there is a plaza in the shape of a half-moon which was probably used for ritual activities such as dances and ceremonies.