Sproxton Ditch Ley Buried Settlement
Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE)·Early Bronze Age·🇲🇽 Chiapas, Mexico
About
About Sproxton Ditch Ley Buried Settlement
Sproxton Ditch Ley Buried Settlement in Chiapas, Mexico is a Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) buried city attributed to Early Bronze Age culture. Systematically investigated through magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation, it presents a principal enclosure with workshop zone. Construction employs cyclopean blocks and demonstrates distinct phasing. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Early Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function as ceremonial vs domestic centre
- 02Long-distance exchange networks
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus
- 02Ritual landscape and ancestral veneration
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. 2351 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE)
- Culture
- Early Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Residential and craft production
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2351 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 1551 BCE
Major expansion and monumental elaboration
c. 760 BCE
Rebuilding and fortification phase
1995
Modern archaeological excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
17.1713° N · 91.8034° W · 500 m · 3 mapped features
Burial Cluster
moundAncillary necropolis associated with main monument
17.1723° N · 91.8052° WAltar
necropolisOutlier feature with geoglyph
17.1689° N · 91.8046° WRock Art Panel
granaryPrimary buried city at Sproxton Ditch Ley Buried Settlement — platform mound
17.1685° N · 91.8014° W