Teotihuacan — Moon Plaza North Avenue Ancillary
Teotihuacan · Moon Plaza N Ave
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇲🇽 State of Mexico, Teotihuacan, Moon Plaza, Mexico
image:NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona modified by Mariagata1959 · Public domain
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About Teotihuacan — Moon Plaza North Avenue Ancillary
Teotihuacan — Moon Plaza North Avenue Ancillary in State of Mexico, Teotihuacan, Moon Plaza, Mexico is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and workshop area. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area 19.6 ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 2280 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Rediscovered
- 1979
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1149 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1918
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
19.7000° N · 98.8400° W · 2280 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Teotihuacan — Moon Plaza North Avenue Ancillary — structure with stratified deposits19.6979° N · 98.8398° W
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Teotihuacan — Moon Plaza North Avenue Ancillary — complex with stratified deposits19.7023° N · 98.8421° W
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Teotihuacan — Moon Plaza North Avenue Ancillary — outlier with stratified deposits19.6998° N · 98.8387° W
- Reservoir/CisternhydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Teotihuacan — Moon Plaza North Avenue Ancillary — hydraulic with stratified deposits19.7007° N · 98.8416° W
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