Great Teotihuacan Reservoir South — Teotihuacan (56-09)
Neolithic (regional)·Neolithic·🇲🇽 Teotihuacan, Mexico
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About Great Teotihuacan Reservoir South — Teotihuacan (56-09)
Great Teotihuacan Reservoir South — Teotihuacan (56-09) at Teotihuacan, Mexico is a Neolithic (regional) pyramid of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for reservoir and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersGreat Teotihuacan Reservoir South — Teotihuacan (56-09) at Teotihuacan, Mexico is a Neolithic (regional) pyramid of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 3000 BCE f
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (regional)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Reservoir and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Great Teotihuacan Reservoir South — Teotihuacan (56-09)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Great Teotihuacan Reservoir South — Teotihuacan (56-09)
On the ground
Structures & features
19.3918° N · 99.5923° W · 369 m · 3 mapped features
- Great Teotihuacan Reservoir South — Teotihuacan (56-09) Main Pyramid FeaturepyramidPrimary pyramid feature at Great Teotihuacan Reservoir South — Teotihuacan (56-09) – central reservoir and associated settlement element with stratified deposits19.3919° N · 99.5922° W
- Great Teotihuacan Reservoir South — Teotihuacan (56-09) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Great Teotihuacan Reservoir South — Teotihuacan (56-09) defining settlement or ritual space19.3917° N · 99.5922° W
- Great Teotihuacan Reservoir South — Teotihuacan (56-09) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Great Teotihuacan Reservoir South — Teotihuacan (56-09) ceremonial landscape19.3919° N · 99.5923° W