Casa Grande Compound — Oaxaca Valley (Oaxaca)
Casa Grande Compound Site
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)·Iron Age·🇲🇽 Oaxaca Valley, Mexico
About
About Casa Grande Compound — Oaxaca Valley (Oaxaca)
Casa Grande Compound in Oaxaca Valley, Mexico is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Iron Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Iron Age site illustrating Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) ancient-village traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Casa Grande Compound
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Iron Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Defensive enclosure and administrative site
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
17.8394° N · 96.2352° W · 240 m · 3 mapped features
Casa Grande Compound — Principal Feature
structurePrimary ancient-village feature at Casa Grande Compound
17.8402° N · 96.2344° WCasa Grande Compound — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Casa Grande Compound
17.8387° N · 96.2358° WCasa Grande Compound — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Casa Grande Compound
17.8405° N · 96.2362° W