page_title: E-Group
hierarchical_section_title: E-Group
caption_attribution_description: Panoramic view of the Group E, taken from the top of the temple of Masks in Uaxactun
context_page_description: E-Groups are unique architectural complexes found among a number of ancient Maya settlements. They are central components to the settlement organization of Maya sites and could have served as astronomical observatories. The alignment of these structural complexes corresponds to the sun's solstices and equinoxes.
context_section_description: E-Groups are unique architectural complexes found among a number of ancient Maya settlements.  They are central components to the settlement organization of Maya sites and could have served as astronomical observatories.  The alignment of these structural complexes corresponds to the sun's solstices and equinoxes.
caption: Group E view from the top of the temple of masks, Uaxactun.
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