Teotihuacan La Ventilla Compound Mural Patio
Teotihuacan La Ventilla Compound Mural Patio North Annex · Teotihuacan Site
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent·Old Kingdom·🇲🇽 State of Mexico, Teotihuacan, Mexico
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About Teotihuacan La Ventilla Compound Mural Patio
Teotihuacan La Ventilla Compound Mural Patio in State of Mexico, Teotihuacan, Mexico is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal base 95 × 95 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 19.6880N -98.8480E controls access to State of Mexico resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey pyramid for State of Mexico, Teotihuacan, illustrating Old Kingdom construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction logistics and labour organisation
- 02Astronomical orientation method
Theories
- 01Royal tomb with cult temple axis
- 02Experimental step before true pyramid
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. 2600–2500 BCE
- Period
- Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent
- Culture
- Old Kingdom
- Purpose
- Royal tomb and ceremonial platform embodying cosmology
- Rediscovered
- 1976 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2600–2500 BCE
Initial construction of Teotihuacan La Ventilla Compound Mural Patio main structure
c. 1916
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1976–2006
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Teotihuacan La Ventilla Compound Mural Patio) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
19.6880° N · 98.8480° W · 192 m · 4 mapped features
- Teotihuacan La Ventilla Compound Mural Patio — Main StructurestructurePrincipal pyramid — Base 95 × 95 m with diagnostic masonry/panel19.6888° N · 98.8471° W
- Teotihuacan La Ventilla Compound Mural Patio — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature19.6870° N · 98.8487° W
- Teotihuacan La Ventilla Compound Mural Patio — Peripheral FeatureoutlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial19.6895° N · 98.8468° W
- Teotihuacan La Ventilla Compound Mural Patio — Hydraulic/CisternhydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site19.6864° N · 98.8491° W
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