Tenoch and I are on a little road trip, the Guachimontones archaeological site was our first stop.
The Guachimontones are architectural complexes with a circular and concentric floor plan, "discovered" by the American archaeologist Phil C. Weigland (RIP), who began working on the site in 1993. Weigland is remembered with affection and respect in Teuchitlán Jalisco where this site is located and where he found the largest ceremonial precinct of this type in the five states where this architecture has been registered, so Weigland calle It Teuchitlan tradition 350 AC-900DC. (This tradition came to my town 310 km away, there is a hill where there is a settlement that presents circular architecture)
At the top of the central altars they found vestiges of a hole to place a pole in which the "shaman" performed the flyers dance, of which there is evidence in ceramic models, found in the shaft tombs carved under the structures, some of the tombs hace shafts that measure 20 meters and up to 4 burial chambers, what do you say about this Egypt? LOL. On the site there are several ball games also associated with the circles, chinampas, residential and military units, obsidian workshops that are abundant in the area, they controlled the distribution and production of artifacts, one of the most characteristic are the prismatic macroblades and adornments. It is a very beautiful site, especially this season, it has a great extension, only a small part of its totality has been excavated.
Apart from visit the archaeological sites in the area of the Tequila volcano, the plan for this trip was to try to meet some flintknapper to enlighten me and collect obsidian to take home and have a good supply....
! Friends visit Mexico!
The Guachimontones are architectural complexes with a circular and concentric floor plan, "discovered" by the American archaeologist Phil C. Weigland (RIP), who began working on the site in 1993. Weigland is remembered with affection and respect in Teuchitlán Jalisco where this site is located and where he found the largest ceremonial precinct of this type in the five states where this architecture has been registered, so Weigland calle It Teuchitlan tradition 350 AC-900DC. (This tradition came to my town 310 km away, there is a hill where there is a settlement that presents circular architecture)
At the top of the central altars they found vestiges of a hole to place a pole in which the "shaman" performed the flyers dance, of which there is evidence in ceramic models, found in the shaft tombs carved under the structures, some of the tombs hace shafts that measure 20 meters and up to 4 burial chambers, what do you say about this Egypt? LOL. On the site there are several ball games also associated with the circles, chinampas, residential and military units, obsidian workshops that are abundant in the area, they controlled the distribution and production of artifacts, one of the most characteristic are the prismatic macroblades and adornments. It is a very beautiful site, especially this season, it has a great extension, only a small part of its totality has been excavated.
Apart from visit the archaeological sites in the area of the Tequila volcano, the plan for this trip was to try to meet some flintknapper to enlighten me and collect obsidian to take home and have a good supply....
! Friends visit Mexico!
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