🇲🇽 Mexico · Buried city
Tikal Twin Pyramid — Yucatán (Merida)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Tikal Twin Pyramid in Yucatán, Mexico is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
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🇲🇽 Mexico · Buried city
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Tikal Twin Pyramid in Yucatán, Mexico is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Buried city
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Local Neolithic
Tiwanaku Stela Field in Yucatán, Mexico is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) buried city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Buried city
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Watson Brake Mound in Veracruz, Mexico is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Rock art
Formative (1000–500 BCE) & Classic (500–700 CE) Xochipala · Olmec / Mezcala
Xochipala Region — Olmec Figurine Caves in Guerrero, Mexico is a Formative (1000–500 BCE) & Classic (500–700 CE) Xochipala rock_art attributed to Olmec / Mezcala.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Tumulus
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Classical
Small Step Pyramid East in Cholula, Mexico is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) tumulus attributed to Classical culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Classic–Epiclassic (400–700 CE) · Teuchitlan / Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition
Ixtepete Pyramid — Jalisco in Jalisco, Mexico is a Classic–Epiclassic (400–700 CE) pyramid attributed to Teuchitlan / Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Rock art
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Iron Age
Watson Brake Mound in Veracruz, Mexico is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) rock art attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Tumulus
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Iron Age
Zawyet Pyramid North in Cholula, Mexico is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) tumulus attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Tumulus
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Medieval
Mizpe Zohar Tumulus in Cholula, Mexico is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) tumulus attributed to Medieval culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Archaeological wonder
Formative to Early Classic 350 BCE–600 CE · Maya (Komchen formative)
Formative slate-ware town before Dzibilchaltun, 350 BCE–600 CE.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Terminal Classic Puuc 800–1000 CE · Maya (Puuc)
Free-access Puuc site at Km Xlapak 20.17N -89.60W between Sayil (4 km west) and Labná (3 km east) within Puuc Hills valley.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Late Classic · Maya
Massive Late Classic Maya pyramid Structure II at Calakmul (c.600 CE) 55 m high base 120×100 m, twin temples, burial of Yuknom Yich'aak K'ak.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Maya Classic (Puuc) · Maya (Puuc/ Petén)
Edzná — hydraulic capital with Five Stories Pyramid.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Rock art
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Gopuram Gateway East in Oaxaca, Mexico is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Medieval culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Early–Middle Formative (1500–500 BCE) · Olmec (Guerrero Olmec)
Teopantecuanitlán — Balsas Olmec Center in Guerrero, Mexico is a Early–Middle Formative (1500–500 BCE) ancient-city attributed to Olmec (Guerrero Olmec).
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Postclassic Tarascan (1325–1528 CE) · Purépecha (Tarascan) Empire
Tzintzuntzan Yácatas — Tarascan Capital in Michoacán, Mexico is a Postclassic Tarascan (1325–1528 CE) pyramid attributed to Purépecha (Tarascan) Empire.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Maya Late Classic, c.600–830 CE · Maya (Río Bec – Chenes)
Main pyramid Structure XX at Chicanna (c.600–830 CE, Late Classic Río Bec-Chenes transition), 12 m high temple-pyramid. Small tiered pyramid with Chenes false doorway and Río Bec twin-tower top?
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Postclassic–Epiclassic (800–1400 CE) · Western Mexico (Toltec influence?)
El Chanal Archaeological Zone — Colima in Colima, Mexico is a Postclassic–Epiclassic (800–1400 CE) ancient-city attributed to Western Mexico (Toltec influence?).
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Late Postclassic (Mayapan) · Maya (Yucatán)
Mayapan — walled last Maya capital 1220–1440.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Temple complex
Late Classic Rio Bec 550–800 CE · Maya (Rio Bec)
Mid-size Rio Bec forest palace 7 km S of Okolhuitz on Becán–Hormiguero track. Structure II combines Chenes monster mask lower register with Rio Bec twin towers upper, indicating stylistic hybridity.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Maya Late Classic, c.550–830 CE · Maya (Río Bec)
Iconic three-tower pyramid Structure I at Xpujil (c.550–830 CE, Late Classic Río Bec). Triple pyramid with three non-functional towers along 54 m facade, central stair leads to temple with Chenes…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Tomb
Late Formative (100 BCE–400 CE) · Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition
Huitzilapa Shaft Tomb — Magdalena in Jalisco, Mexico is a Late Formative (100 BCE–400 CE) tomb attributed to Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Postclassic (1300–1528 CE) · Purépecha
Ihuatzio Yácata Complex — Lake Pátzcuaro in Michoacán, Mexico is a Postclassic (1300–1528 CE) pyramid attributed to Purépecha.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient village
Epiclassic (550–650 CE) · Teotihuacan late / Coyotlatelco
Oztoyahualco Compound — Teotihuacan in Mexico State, Mexico is a Epiclassic (550–650 CE) ancient-village attributed to Teotihuacan late / Coyotlatelco.
