ABSTRACT
Storage space' in Maya area is an underground store known by the name of a chultun. The best archaeological testimony of the type of storage that may have been employed by the Maya in prehispanic times to conserve their food products and other everyday items is found at the archaeological site of Joya de Ceren, located in the Zapotitlan valley. In accordance with the findings at Joya de Ceren, the storehouse built alongside the living quarters, kitchen, and vegetable garden was used to store all types of domestic goods and items and not just food. Tikal made discovery at Chilonche, a Maya settlement in the same archaeological region as La Blanca a multistoried palace on the top of the Acropolis with different building phases. The water storage buildings tend to be very well documented, and even though occasionally these may seem 'invisible', a detailed investigation of the archaeological sites could bring them back to life.
