San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán

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San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán is a major Olmec archaeological site in southern Mexico, renowned for its colossal stone heads and status as one of Mesoamerica’s earliest urban centers.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican site
Olmec site
ancient city
archaeological site
associatedWithCulture Olmec civilization
culturalPeriod Formative period
declinePeriod after c. 1000 BCE
discoveredBy Matthew Stirling
estimatedPopulationPeak several thousand inhabitants
excavatedBy Matthew Stirling
Michael D. Coe
Richard A. Diehl NERFINISHED
followedBy La Venta
hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf elite residences
long-distance trade
social stratification
specialized craft production
hasArchaeologicalSiteType ceremonial center
residential center
hasColossalHeadsCount at least 10 colossal heads
hasFeature altars and thrones
artificially modified plateau
basalt monuments
colossal heads
drainage systems
earthen mounds
sculpted basalt drains
heritageStatus important pre-Columbian heritage site of Mexico
knownFor colossal stone heads
complex earthen mounds and platforms
early urban development in Mesoamerica
monumental basalt sculptures
languageOfInhabitants likely Mixe–Zoquean language (hypothesized)
locatedIn Veracruz NERFINISHED
southern Mexico
locatedInCountry Mexico
materialOfMonuments basalt
near Coatzacoalcos River basin
Gulf Coast lowlands of Mexico
partOf Mesoamerica
partOfTradition Olmec monumental art tradition
periodOfFlourishing Early Formative period
c. 1400–1000 BCE
precededBy early Olmec village settlements in the region
recognizedAs earliest major Olmec capital
one of the earliest urban centers in Mesoamerica

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Veracruz
hasArchaeologicalSite
Olmec civilization
majorSite
La Venta
precededBy

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