Mesa Verde Spruce
Mesa Verde Spruce Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Local Neolithic·🇲🇽 Veracruz, Mexico
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About Mesa Verde Spruce
Mesa Verde Spruce in Veracruz, Mexico is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) temple complex attributed to Local Neolithic 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 Local Neolithic site illustrating Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) temple-complex traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Mesa Verde Spruce
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Local Neolithic
- 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. 500 CE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Local Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
19.5134° N · 96.5300° W · 578 m · 3 mapped features
- Mesa Verde Spruce — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary temple-complex feature at Mesa Verde Spruce19.5142° N · 96.5292° W
- Mesa Verde Spruce — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Mesa Verde Spruce19.5127° N · 96.5306° W
- Mesa Verde Spruce — Outlierrock artOutlier at Mesa Verde Spruce19.5145° N · 96.5310° W
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