Cacaxtla — Pyramid B Ancillary Mural North (Tlaxcala)
Cacaxtla Mural N
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)·Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom·🇲🇽 Tlaxcala, Cacaxtla, Mexico
About
About Cacaxtla — Pyramid B Ancillary Mural North (Tlaxcala)
Cacaxtla — Pyramid B Ancillary Mural North (Tlaxcala) in Tlaxcala, Cacaxtla, Mexico is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom. Systematic survey and coring document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary settlement. Dimensions base 22.5 m × 22.5 m; height 12 m; inclination 52°; area 4.6 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom pyramid with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 2300 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2600 BCE
- Period
- Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)
- Culture
- Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom
- Builders
- Old Kingdom
- Purpose
- Funerary monument and ritual complex
- Rediscovered
- 1959
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 994 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1901
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1508 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
19.3300° N · 98.2800° W · 2300 m · 3 mapped features
Main Pyramid Core
pyramidMain Pyramid Core at Cacaxtla — Pyramid B Ancillary Mural North (Tlaxcala) — pyramid with stratified deposits
19.3280° N · 98.2821° WMortuary Chapel
chapelMortuary Chapel at Cacaxtla — Pyramid B Ancillary Mural North (Tlaxcala) — chapel with stratified deposits
19.3305° N · 98.2783° WCauseway Segment
causewayCauseway Segment at Cacaxtla — Pyramid B Ancillary Mural North (Tlaxcala) — causeway with stratified deposits
19.3276° N · 98.2811° W