Tlatilco
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Tlatilco was an early Mesoamerican village culture in the Valley of Mexico, noted for its sophisticated ceramics and distinctive figurines dating to the Formative period.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Formative period culture
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Mesoamerican culture ⓘ archaeological culture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Olmec influence
ⓘ
Preclassic highland trade networks ⓘ early Gulf Coast iconography ⓘ |
| burialGoods |
ceramic offerings
ⓘ
shell ornaments ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| burialPractice |
intramural burials beneath house floors
ⓘ
richly furnished graves ⓘ |
| ceramicStyle |
black burnished ware
ⓘ
fine orange ware ⓘ red-on-cream painted ware ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturePeriod |
Early Formative period
ⓘ
Middle Formative period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
beans and squash cultivation
ⓘ
fishing and lacustrine resources ⓘ hunting and gathering ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 800 BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Enrique Juan Palacios
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miguel Covarrubias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| figurineTheme |
female beauty and adornment
ⓘ
musicians and dancers ⓘ mythical or composite beings ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
domestic structures
ⓘ
extensive burials ⓘ kilns or firing areas ⓘ trash pits ⓘ |
| hasReligionAspect |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
possible fertility cults ⓘ |
| hasTypeSite | Tlatilco archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cuicuilco culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
subsequent Basin of Mexico Formative cultures ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bifacial or two-headed figurines
ⓘ
distinctive figurines ⓘ early use of polychrome decoration ⓘ elaborate female figurines ⓘ sophisticated ceramics ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Valley of Mexico
ⓘ
present-day Mexico City metropolitan area ⓘ |
| partOf | Preclassic Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedArtifactType |
clay figurines
ⓘ
incensarios ⓘ maskettes ⓘ vessels ⓘ whistles ⓘ |
| siteLocatedIn |
State of Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
municipality of Naucalpan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1250 BCE ⓘ |
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