Theory No. 13: Unfolding Edge

I believe that this site was chosen as an example of an edge that organizes the the landscape and the site. The site folds outward from an edge created by the palace, the Temple of Inscriptions, and the river. The site is organized by the mountains around it and the river.

My map establishes the edge created by the two constructs, and the river with two heavy black lines. The thin, lighter lines show the edges of the hills and mountains, and the dotted lines outline other constructs within the site. The system of lines show how the organization of the site folds out from the edge.