Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit
Late Classic shaft-tomb tradition to Postclassic (400 BCE–400 CE shafts; pyramid 700–900 CE Aztatlán)·Western Mexico Shaft Tomb → Aztatlán (Teuchitlán borrowing)·🇲🇽 Nayarit, Ixtlán del Río, Los Toriles, near Ixtlán, Ceboruco volcano foothills, Mexico
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About Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit
Ixtlán excavated by Corona Núñez 1940s, circular shaft tomb pyramid link to Teuchitlán guachimontones. Recorded context — Period: Late Classic shaft-tomb tradition to Postclassic (400 BCE–400 CE shafts; pyramid 700–900 CE Aztatlán); Culture: Western Mexico Shaft Tomb → Aztatlán (Teuchitlán borrowing); Field status: excavated; Materials: basalt, plaster, shaft tomb ceramics; Condition: preserved — INAH.
Why it mattersKey Western Mexico Shaft Tomb → Aztatlán (Teuchitlán borrowing) pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
- 02Collapse cause
Theories
- 01Elite residence
- 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. 700 CE circular pyramid Quetzalcoatl phase
- Period
- Late Classic shaft-tomb tradition to Postclassic (400 BCE–400 CE shafts; pyramid 700–900 CE Aztatlán)
- Culture
- Western Mexico Shaft Tomb → Aztatlán (Teuchitlán borrowing)
- Purpose
- Circular temple pyramid (24 m base × 8 m high) with 4 steps and Quetzalcoatl heads — Nayar shaft-tomb circular tradition and Aztatlán phase transition
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1877
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 400 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit
1970 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit
c. 700 CE circular pyramid Quetzalcoatl phase
Initial construction / first occupation at Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit
On the ground
Structures & features
21.0520° N · 104.3750° W · 1050 m · 3 mapped features
- Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit — Principal Pyramidpyramidpyramid at Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit — hydraulic feature21.0508° N · 104.3736° W
- Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit — Northern Chamberchamberchamber at Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit — outlier feature21.0505° N · 104.3736° W
- Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit — Southern Causewaycausewaycauseway at Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit — hydraulic feature21.0531° N · 104.3739° W