Tepeticpac (Tlaxcala hill town)
Tepeticpac · Tepeticpac Hill · Tlaxcala Tepanec town · Tepeticpac fortress
Prehistoric·Regional Chalcolithic-EBA·🇲🇽 Tlaxcala State, Totolac Municipality, Tepeticpac hilltop (Tlaxcala hill), Mexico
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About Tepeticpac (Tlaxcala hill town)
Tepeticpac (Tlaxcala hill town) at Tlaxcala State, Totolac Municipality, Tepeticpac hilltop (Tlaxcala hill) is a prehistoric village mound with lithics and ceramics spanning the Chalcolithic-EBA transition.
Why it mattersRegional type-site for lithic-ceramic transition.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of fortified enclosure vs flood defence?
- 02Chronology refined by radiocarbon or ceramic seriation?
Theories
- 01Regional centre vs satellite model
- 02Diffusion vs local development
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.4000 BCE
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Culture
- Regional Chalcolithic-EBA
- Builders
- Regional Chalcolithic-EBA community builders
- Purpose
- Farming village
- Abandoned
- c.1300 CE
- Rediscovered
- Surveyed and excavated (regional project)
- Excavation
- Excavated
c.4000
Foundation and early occupation
c.1200 BCE
Peak fortified horizon
1990
Modern excavation and publication
On the ground
Structures & features
19.3350° N · 98.2450° W · 2520 m · 3 mapped features
Lower horizon
settlementBasal deposits
19.3352° N · 98.2449° WUpper fortified level
fortificationWall
19.3353° N · 98.2448° WMaterial scatter
middenDebris
19.3355° N · 98.2447° W
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