Archaeological sites in Mexico Archaeological sites in Mexico Cacaxtla is an archaeological site located near the southern border of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala, at . ...more on Wikipedia about "Cacaxtla"
La Gran Chichimeca was a term used by the Spanish in the 16th Century to refer to an area of Mexico primarily made up of the states of Jalisco, Aguascalientes, Nayarit, Guanajuato and Zacatecas. They derived the term from the Aztec who referred to the nomadic tribes of the area as “chichimeca”, a derogatory term that translates as “the sons of dogs”. ...more on Wikipedia about "La Gran Chichimeca"
San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán (or San Lorenzo) is the collective name for three related archaeological sites -- San Lorenzo, Tenochtitlán, and Potrero Nuevo -- located southeast of Veracruz, Mexico. From 1200 BCE to 900 BCE, it was the major center of Olmec culture. San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán is best known today for the colossal stone heads unearthed there, the greatest of which weigh 20 tons or more and are 3 meters high. ...more on Wikipedia about "San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán"
Tlapacoya is an important archaeological site in Mexico. Tlapacoya is located at the foot of the Tlapacoya volcano, southeast of Mexico City, on the former shore of Lake Chalco. Tlapacoya is known in particular for Tlapacoya figurines. These sophisticated earthware figurines were generally created between 1500 and 300 BCE and are representative of the Early Preclassic Period. Most experts see Olmec influence in these figurines and artifacts. For example, the bowl to the right has been attributed to the Olmec civilization even though it was found outside the Olmec heartland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tlapacoya (archaeology)"
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