Peralta — Bajío Double Pyramid on Floodplain
Epiclassic (500–950 CE Bajío, El Bajío classical)·Peralta culture (Bajío polities, parallel Teotihuacan)·🇲🇽 Guanajuato, Abasolo municipality, Peralta de León, Lerma River floodplain, Mexico
About
About Peralta — Bajío Double Pyramid on Floodplain
Peralta excavated by INAH 1990s, Bajío classic polities contemporary Teotihuacan north. Recorded context — Period: Epiclassic (500–950 CE Bajío, El Bajío classical); Culture: Peralta culture (Bajío polities, parallel Teotihuacan); Field status: excavated; Materials: stone fill, pumice, lime plaster; Condition: preserved — exposed.
Why it mattersKey Peralta culture (Bajío polities, parallel Teotihuacan) pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Collapse cause
- 02Astronomical alignment
Theories
- 01Elite residence
- 02Ceremonial centre
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 Peralta great pyramid
- Period
- Epiclassic (500–950 CE Bajío, El Bajío classical)
- Culture
- Peralta culture (Bajío polities, parallel Teotihuacan)
- Purpose
- Double-pyramid plus 7-room walled patio (Peralta grand recintos) — Bajío floodplain city 500–950 master planner 800-room enclosure
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1924
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1200 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Peralta — Bajío Double Pyramid on Floodplain
1920 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Peralta — Bajío Double Pyramid on Floodplain
c. 500 CE Peralta great pyramid
Initial construction / first occupation at Peralta — Bajío Double Pyramid on Floodplain
On the ground
Structures & features
20.4760° N · 101.5630° W · 1730 m · 3 mapped features
- Peralta — Bajío Double Pyramid on Floodplain — Principal Pyramidpyramidpyramid at Peralta — Bajío Double Pyramid on Floodplain — hydraulic feature20.4741° N · 101.5630° W
- Peralta — Bajío Double Pyramid on Floodplain — Northern Chamberchamberchamber at Peralta — Bajío Double Pyramid on Floodplain — primary structure20.4774° N · 101.5626° W
- Peralta — Bajío Double Pyramid on Floodplain — Southern Causewaycausewaycauseway at Peralta — Bajío Double Pyramid on Floodplain — hydraulic feature20.4764° N · 101.5622° W
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