Mexican Archaeological Sites
Archaeological sites in Mexico, including sites from Maya, Aztec, Toltec, Olmec, and other ancient cultures.
Aztec Archaeological Sites
A few of the important sites of the Aztec civilization, all located in the modern country of Mexico, and part of the Aztec Study guide.
A few of the important sites of the Aztec civilization, all located in the modern country of Mexico, and part of the Aztec Study guide.
Bonampak (Chiapas)
Bonampak is a Classic Maya site in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, occupied from about 650-800 AD.
Bonampak is a Classic Maya site in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, occupied from about 650-800 AD.
Cacaxtla (Tlaxcala)
Cacaxtla was a Late Classic to Epiclassic (AD 600-900) city in the Puebla Valley, Tlaxcala, Mexico, with a population of about 10,000 at its peak.
Cacaxtla was a Late Classic to Epiclassic (AD 600-900) city in the Puebla Valley, Tlaxcala, Mexico, with a population of about 10,000 at its peak.
Calakmul (Campeche)
Information about the classic Maya site of Calakmul, form the Universidad de Guadalajara; in Spanish.
Information about the classic Maya site of Calakmul, form the Universidad de Guadalajara; in Spanish.
Calakmul
From David Hixson at Tulane, a collection of photographs and a brief description of this Maya center in Campeche.
From David Hixson at Tulane, a collection of photographs and a brief description of this Maya center in Campeche.
Casas Grandes (Chihuahua)
Casas Grandes (or Paquimé) was a large, influential capital city of the Casas Grandes polity in the state of Chihuahua, northern Mexico
Casas Grandes (or Paquimé) was a large, influential capital city of the Casas Grandes polity in the state of Chihuahua, northern Mexico
Cerro de las Mesas
Epi-Classic Cultural Dynamics in the Mezquital Valley, an article for FAMSI by Laura Solar Valverde, on the 1940s excavations by Matthew Stirling and Philip Drucker.
Epi-Classic Cultural Dynamics in the Mezquital Valley, an article for FAMSI by Laura Solar Valverde, on the 1940s excavations by Matthew Stirling and Philip Drucker.
Cerro de las Navajas (Mexico)
William Parry, Hunter College, excavations at this site near Teotihuacan, in Mexico.
William Parry, Hunter College, excavations at this site near Teotihuacan, in Mexico.
Cerro Toluquilla (Puebla)
The site of Cerro Toluquilla is where footprints were discovered in volcanic ash dated to 38,000 years ago. This website is from Silvia Gonzalez, who reported the site in 2005; the archaeological site is controversial because it is 25,000 years older than any other confirmed archaeological site in the Americas.
The site of Cerro Toluquilla is where footprints were discovered in volcanic ash dated to 38,000 years ago. This website is from Silvia Gonzalez, who reported the site in 2005; the archaeological site is controversial because it is 25,000 years older than any other confirmed archaeological site in the Americas.
Chalcatzingo
From David Hixson at Tulane, photographs and a bit of a description on this Early Formative to Postclassic occupation in central Mexico.
From David Hixson at Tulane, photographs and a bit of a description on this Early Formative to Postclassic occupation in central Mexico.
Chichén Itzá (Yucatán)
Chichén Itzá is a large Maya and Toltec village and temple complex on the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico.
Chichén Itzá is a large Maya and Toltec village and temple complex on the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico.
Chiconautla
Report of George Valliant's 1935 excavations at this Aztec period site, from Ananda Cohen and Christina Elson at the American Museum of Natural History. English and Spanish.
Report of George Valliant's 1935 excavations at this Aztec period site, from Ananda Cohen and Christina Elson at the American Museum of Natural History. English and Spanish.
Cholula (Mexico)
Cholula is the name of an archaeological site in the Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley of the central highlands in the state of Puebla, Mexico
Cholula is the name of an archaeological site in the Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley of the central highlands in the state of Puebla, Mexico
Cobá (Quintana Roo)
Cobá is the name of a large lowland Maya city located between two large lakes in east central Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Cobá is the name of a large lowland Maya city located between two large lakes in east central Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Coxcatlan Cave (Mexico)
Coxcatlan Cave is a rockshelter in the Tehuacan Valley of Mexico, and it was occupied by humans for nearly 10,000 years.
Coxcatlan Cave is a rockshelter in the Tehuacan Valley of Mexico, and it was occupied by humans for nearly 10,000 years.
Cueva Pintada (Baja California)
Cave paintings in Mexico's Baha California, an article in Archaeology Online.
Cave paintings in Mexico's Baha California, an article in Archaeology Online.
Cuicuilco (DF)
Cuicuilco is the name of a Late Formative period site (300-1 BC) located in the Basin of Mexico, in the Distrito Federale of Mexico City.
Cuicuilco is the name of a Late Formative period site (300-1 BC) located in the Basin of Mexico, in the Distrito Federale of Mexico City.
Dzibilchaltun (Yucatan)
A collection of photographs of the Mayan center of Dzibelchaltun in the Yucatan peninsula, from Clive Ruggles at the University of Leicester.
A collection of photographs of the Mayan center of Dzibelchaltun in the Yucatan peninsula, from Clive Ruggles at the University of Leicester.
Edzná (Campeche, Mexico)
Edzná is a Late Classic Maya site in Campeche, described in this brief article from Athena Review.
Edzná is a Late Classic Maya site in Campeche, described in this brief article from Athena Review.
El Bahio
A Clovis site in Sonora about 80 km away from Hermosillo; an article in Archaeology Southwest by Guadalupe Sanchez and John Carpenter.
A Clovis site in Sonora about 80 km away from Hermosillo; an article in Archaeology Southwest by Guadalupe Sanchez and John Carpenter.
Gruta de Chac
Terminal Classic Chac Cave, Yucatan, a report on the new study by Michael P. Smyth for FAMSI.
Terminal Classic Chac Cave, Yucatan, a report on the new study by Michael P. Smyth for FAMSI.
Guila Naquitz (Mexico)
Guilá Naquitz is a small cave located within the eastern range of mountains in the Valley of Oaxaca. The site was occupied at least six times between 8000 and 6500 BC, by hunters and gatherers, probably during the fall (October to December) of the year.
Guilá Naquitz is a small cave located within the eastern range of mountains in the Valley of Oaxaca. The site was occupied at least six times between 8000 and 6500 BC, by hunters and gatherers, probably during the fall (October to December) of the year.
Juxtlahuaca (Guerrero, Mexico)
In a project gallery feature from the journal Antiquity 2005, Michael D. Coe provides a color image of an Olmec painted portrait from this site, enhanced with Photoshop.
In a project gallery feature from the journal Antiquity 2005, Michael D. Coe provides a color image of an Olmec painted portrait from this site, enhanced with Photoshop.
La Mojarra (Mexico)
La Mojarra is an archaeological site in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, occupied from the late Formative period until at least the early Postclassic (ca. 300 BC-AD 1000).
La Mojarra is an archaeological site in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, occupied from the late Formative period until at least the early Postclassic (ca. 300 BC-AD 1000).
La Venta (Mexico)
The important Olmec capital of La Venta is located in the city of Huimanguillo, in the state of Tabasco, Mexico.
The important Olmec capital of La Venta is located in the city of Huimanguillo, in the state of Tabasco, Mexico.
Labna-Kiuic Project
Millsaps College (Mississippi, USA) and INAH; Proyecto Labna-Kiuic involves investigation of these two Maya sites on the Puuc Peninsula.
Millsaps College (Mississippi, USA) and INAH; Proyecto Labna-Kiuic involves investigation of these two Maya sites on the Puuc Peninsula.
Laguna Seca Chapala (Baja California)
A 9,000 year old site in the Baja poses some problems for backhoe operation; an article by George Wisner in the Mammoth Trumpet.
A 9,000 year old site in the Baja poses some problems for backhoe operation; an article by George Wisner in the Mammoth Trumpet.
Loltun Caves
Discussion and photographs of these Mayan caves, from David Hixson at Tulane.
Discussion and photographs of these Mayan caves, from David Hixson at Tulane.
Mayapan (Mexico)
The site of Mayapan is a Late Postclassic Maya (1200-1441 AD) city on the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.
The site of Mayapan is a Late Postclassic Maya (1200-1441 AD) city on the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.
Palenque (Chiapas)
The archaeological site of Palenque rises from the mist in the foothills of the Chiapas mountains of southern Mexico.
The archaeological site of Palenque rises from the mist in the foothills of the Chiapas mountains of southern Mexico.
Palenque Project
Ongoing investigations at Palenque have been conducted at Palenque since 1997 by El Proyecto Groupo de las Cruces, directed by Merle Greene Robertson and Alfonso Morales Cleveland.
Ongoing investigations at Palenque have been conducted at Palenque since 1997 by El Proyecto Groupo de las Cruces, directed by Merle Greene Robertson and Alfonso Morales Cleveland.
Paquimé: Between Aztec and Toltec
A 14th century AD civilization in northwestern Mexico and southwestern US.
A 14th century AD civilization in northwestern Mexico and southwestern US.
Quiahuiztlan (Mexico)
Quiahuiztlan is the name of a fortified settlement located on the lower slopes of a volcanic mountain on the gulf coast of Veracruz state, Mexico.
Quiahuiztlan is the name of a fortified settlement located on the lower slopes of a volcanic mountain on the gulf coast of Veracruz state, Mexico.
San Blas (Nayarit)
The destroyed Late Archaic archaeological site of San Blas, Mexico was located near the town of the same name in Nayarit.
The destroyed Late Archaic archaeological site of San Blas, Mexico was located near the town of the same name in Nayarit.
San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán (Veracruz)
The archaeological site of San Lorenzo is an Olmec period site located in the state of Veracruz.
The archaeological site of San Lorenzo is an Olmec period site located in the state of Veracruz.
Santa Luisa (Veracruz)
The archaeological site of Santa Luisa is a multi-component site located east of El Tajin in the state of Veracruz.
The archaeological site of Santa Luisa is a multi-component site located east of El Tajin in the state of Veracruz.
Templo Mayor (DF)
The principal temple for the Aztec people living in Tenochtitlan, the Templo Mayor was built beginning in the year 1390 AD.
The principal temple for the Aztec people living in Tenochtitlan, the Templo Mayor was built beginning in the year 1390 AD.
Tenayuca (Mexico)
The site of Tenayuca is a Middle Post Classic period city and pyramid located in the state of Mexico north of Mexico City.
The site of Tenayuca is a Middle Post Classic period city and pyramid located in the state of Mexico north of Mexico City.
Tenochtitlan (DF)
The capital city of the Aztec civilization, Tenochtitlan is now the metropolis of Mexico City.
The capital city of the Aztec civilization, Tenochtitlan is now the metropolis of Mexico City.
Tlachuachero (Chiapas)
The archaeological site of Tlachuachero is a Chantuto phase site in Chiapas state, Mexico.
The archaeological site of Tlachuachero is a Chantuto phase site in Chiapas state, Mexico.
Tlapacoya (Mexico)
The archaeological site of Tlapacoya is a multicomponent settlement located on an island in a precolumbian lake at the foot of the Tlapacoya volcano, in the central southern Basin of Mexico.
The archaeological site of Tlapacoya is a multicomponent settlement located on an island in a precolumbian lake at the foot of the Tlapacoya volcano, in the central southern Basin of Mexico.
Tlatelolco (DF)
The town of Tlatelolco was a sister city to Tenochtitlan during the Aztec rule of Mexico.
The town of Tlatelolco was a sister city to Tenochtitlan during the Aztec rule of Mexico.
Tlaxcala (Tlaxcala)
Tlaxcala is the name of the state and its capital city in Mexico; and one of the rival city states with the Aztec nation in the mid-15th century AD.
Tlaxcala is the name of the state and its capital city in Mexico; and one of the rival city states with the Aztec nation in the mid-15th century AD.
Tula (Mexico)
The archaeological ruins of Tula are located in the Mexican state of Hildalgo about 50 kilometers northwest of Mexico City.
The archaeological ruins of Tula are located in the Mexican state of Hildalgo about 50 kilometers northwest of Mexico City.
Tulúm (Quintana Roo)
Tulúm is a Maya site located in Quintana Roo; this meaty description of the site is from Athena Review.
Tulúm is a Maya site located in Quintana Roo; this meaty description of the site is from Athena Review.
Uxmal (Mexico)
The ruins of the great Puuc regional center of Uxmal are located north of the Puuc hills of the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico.
The ruins of the great Puuc regional center of Uxmal are located north of the Puuc hills of the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico.
Valdivia Shipwreck (1511)
Discussion of the historical events in 1511 during some of the earliest voyages to the New World, a shipwreck of the Yucatan peninsula by Enciso y Valdivia; an article summary from Athena Review.
Discussion of the historical events in 1511 during some of the earliest voyages to the New World, a shipwreck of the Yucatan peninsula by Enciso y Valdivia; an article summary from Athena Review.
Vuelta Limon (Chiapas)
The archaeological site of Vuelta Limón is located about 20 kilometers from the Pacific coast of the state of Chiapas, on the banks of the Rio Cacaluta.
The archaeological site of Vuelta Limón is located about 20 kilometers from the Pacific coast of the state of Chiapas, on the banks of the Rio Cacaluta.
Xochicalco (Morelos, Mexico)
Xochicalco is a classic period archaeological site in southwest Morelos. From INAH, this website is in Spanish, and has several photographs.
Xochicalco is a classic period archaeological site in southwest Morelos. From INAH, this website is in Spanish, and has several photographs.