🇲🇽 Mexico · Temple complex
Malinalco Archaeological Zone
Aztec Late Postclassic 1476–1501 CE · Aztec (Mexica)
Rock-cut Cuauhcalli temple 1501 CE, eagle-warrior initiation.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Tenayuca Double-Stair Pyramid (El Cerrito)
Late Postclassic Aztec (Chichimec-Mexica) · Chichimec / Aztec (Tenayuca-Culhua-Mexica)
Aztec double-stair serpent pyramid Tenayuca (1224–1500 CE): 21 m six-stage twin-shrine pyramid encircled by 138 coiled serpent heads wall, INAH sequential casing showcase.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Chicanna Structure II Pyramid
Late Classic Maya (600–830 CE, Chenes-Rio Bec style peak 700–800 CE) · Maya (Chenes–Rio Bec, Calakmul polity sphere)
Hillside Chenes-Rio Bec city (600–830 CE) core seven buildings in Main Plaza: Structure II is flamboyant Chenes pyramid-temple 20 m high with zoomorphic monster mouth doorway (Itzamna) opening…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
La Quemada Pyramid Votive Pyramid North
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
La Quemada Pyramid Votive Pyramid North in Zacatecas, La Quemada, Mexico is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Tenayuca Pyramid (Coatepetl) Twin-Stair Pyramid
Postclassic (Chichimec / Aztec) · Chichimec / Aztec (Nahua)
Aztec twin-stair Coatepetl pyramid at Tenayuca — 38×22 m 19 m high with 40 serpent-head balustrades, 6 rebuild nests c.1220–1350 CE precursor to Templo Mayor.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Casas Grandes (Paquimé) — Unit 12 North Room Block
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age urban
Casas Grandes (Paquimé) — Unit 12 North Room Block in Chihuahua, Casas Grandes, Paquimé, Mexico is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Yayahuala Compound — Teotihuacan
Classic Teotihuacan (300–550 CE) · Teotihuacan
Yayahuala Compound — Teotihuacan in Mexico State, Mexico is a Classic Teotihuacan (300–550 CE) ancient-city attributed to Teotihuacan.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Tell
Tepeticpac (Tlaxcala hill town)
Prehistoric · Regional Chalcolithic-EBA
Tepeticpac (Tlaxcala hill town) — buried prehistoric tell/village at Tlaxcala State.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Tell
Paquimé (Casas Grandes) — Medio Period Great House and Mound
Medio Period (Casas Grandes, 1205–1340 CE) with Viejo substrate · Casas Grandes (Chihuahua Culture / Mogollon–Paquimé)
Paquimé (Casas Grandes) — Medio Period Great House and Mound is a multi-period tell/ancient village in Chihuahua State, Casas Grandes Municipality, Rio Casas Grandes valley, Mexico — Largest northern…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
La Venta (Tabasco)
Early to Middle Formative 900–400 BCE (Olmec florescence, post-San Lorenzo apogee) · Olmec (Olmeca, language affiliation Gulf-Mixe-Zoque hypothesised)
Apogee Olmec capital (900–400 BCE) – first pyramid in Mesoamerica? – 31 m (some readings 34 m) earthen fluted pyramid-pyramid (C-1) with 10 sunken segments, Complex A (north-palatial plaza with…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Teotihuacan La Ventilla Compound Mural Patio
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Teotihuacan La Ventilla Compound Mural Patio in State of Mexico, Teotihuacan, Mexico is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Ixtlán del Rio Pyramid Shaft Tomb Shaft 3
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Ixtlán del Rio Pyramid Shaft Tomb Shaft 3 in Nayarit, Ixtlán, Mexico is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Xochicalco Observatory Cave Zenith Tube
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Xochicalco Observatory Cave Zenith Tube in Morelos, Xochicalco, Mexico is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Toniná — Acropolis Pyramid Mountain
Classic Maya, Late Classic apogee · Maya — Toniná polity
Hill-top military superpower in western Maya lowlands, famous for last dated Maya inscription (909 CE) and tallest pyramid platform in Mesoamerica by continuous mass — the Acropolis is a hill…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Teuchitlán — Guachimontón Circle 2 Ancillary Patio (Jalisco)
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom
Teuchitlán — Guachimontón Circle 2 Ancillary Patio (Jalisco) in Jalisco, Teuchitlán, Guachimontón, Mexico is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyrami…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Central Yucatan Reservoir East — Yucatan (55-32)
Medieval (regional) · Medieval
Central Yucatan Reservoir East — Yucatan (55-32) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Medieval (regional) ancient city of the Medieval tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for reservoir and associated settlement.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Cholula — Great Pyramid North Stair Ancillary (Puebla)
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom
Cholula — Great Pyramid North Stair Ancillary (Puebla) in Puebla, Cholula, Mexico is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old King…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Tell
Azcapotzalco (Tepanec capital)
Postclassic (c.1200-1521 CE) · Mesoamerican Postclassic (Tepanec-Aztec)
Azcapotzalco (Tepanec capital) — buried postclassic tell/village at Mexico City.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Hydraulic Reservoir Pyramid 103 — Mexico Region 7
Period Bronze Age · Regional culture Pyramid-Variant
Hydraulic Reservoir Pyramid 103 — Mexico Region 7 in Mexico Region 7, Mexico is a Iron Age pyramid with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Calakmul — Structure I (East Acropolis Pyramid)
Maya Early to Late Classic, c.250–900 CE (I: c.400 CE, rebuild 600–700) · Maya (Kanul / Snake dynasty)
East Acropolis pyramid Structure I (? not largest Structure II 55 m, but I is 40 m) at Calakmul (c.250–900 CE, Classic megapower, rival of Tikal).
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Chicanna — Structure XX, Central Plaza Pyramid
Maya Late Classic, c.600–830 CE · Maya (Río Bec – Chenes)
Main pyramid Structure XX at Chicanna (c.600–830 CE, Late Classic Río Bec-Chenes transition), 12 m high temple-pyramid. Small tiered pyramid with Chenes false doorway and Río Bec twin-tower top?
🇲🇽 Mexico · Tomb
Huitzilapa Shaft Tomb — Magdalena
Late Formative (100 BCE–400 CE) · Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition
Huitzilapa Shaft Tomb — Magdalena in Jalisco, Mexico is a Late Formative (100 BCE–400 CE) tomb attributed to Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Paquimé-Casas Grandes Annex — House of the Macaws
Paquimé Phase (1200–1400 CE) Medio period · Casas Grandes (Paquimé) Mogollon
Chihuahua Paquimé excavated by Di Peso 1958–61, Medio period 1200–1400, macaw pens and cast turquoise.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient village
Oztoyahualco Compound — Teotihuacan
Epiclassic (550–650 CE) · Teotihuacan late / Coyotlatelco
Oztoyahualco Compound — Teotihuacan in Mexico State, Mexico is a Epiclassic (550–650 CE) ancient-village attributed to Teotihuacan late / Coyotlatelco.