La Higueras — Veracruz Niche Pyramid Set Tajín Little Sister
Classic Veracruz (600–900 CE) Tajín contemporary niche architecture·Totonac Classic Veracruz (Tajín interaction)·🇲🇽 Veracruz, Vega de Alatorre, Misantla river, Vega's La Higueras plaza, Mexico
About
About La Higueras — Veracruz Niche Pyramid Set Tajín Little Sister
Veracruz La Higueras excavated by Daneels 2000s, niche Tajín province. Recorded context — Period: Classic Veracruz (600–900 CE) Tajín contemporary niche architecture; Culture: Totonac Classic Veracruz (Tajín interaction); Field status: excavated; Materials: sandstone, lime plaster; Condition: ruins — coastal.
Why it mattersKey Totonac Classic Veracruz (Tajín interaction) pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Function of enclosure
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Seasonal gathering
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 niche pyramid
- Period
- Classic Veracruz (600–900 CE) Tajín contemporary niche architecture
- Culture
- Totonac Classic Veracruz (Tajín interaction)
- Purpose
- Niche pyramid (10 m high with 12 niches) and ballcourt with carved yokes — small Tajín (El Tajín 412 m main niche pyramid) local variant
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1977
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 800 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at La Higueras — Veracruz Niche Pyramid Set Tajín Little Sister
c. 700 CE niche pyramid
Initial construction / first occupation at La Higueras — Veracruz Niche Pyramid Set Tajín Little Sister
On the ground
Structures & features
20.0420° N · 96.6320° W · 45 m · 4 mapped features
- La Higueras — Veracruz Niche Pyramid Set Tajín Little Sister — Principal Pyramidpyramidpyramid at La Higueras — Veracruz Niche Pyramid Set Tajín Little Sister — hydraulic feature20.0402° N · 96.6326° W
- La Higueras — Veracruz Niche Pyramid Set Tajín Little Sister — Northern Chamberchamberchamber at La Higueras — Veracruz Niche Pyramid Set Tajín Little Sister — subsidiary complex20.0418° N · 96.6335° W
- La Higueras — Veracruz Niche Pyramid Set Tajín Little Sister — Southern Causewaycausewaycauseway at La Higueras — Veracruz Niche Pyramid Set Tajín Little Sister — subsidiary complex20.0405° N · 96.6336° W
- La Higueras — Veracruz Niche Pyramid Set Tajín Little Sister — Eastern Pyramidpyramidpyramid at La Higueras — Veracruz Niche Pyramid Set Tajín Little Sister — subsidiary complex20.0433° N · 96.6310° W