Xochitecatl
Xochitecatl is a pre-Columbian archaeological site located in the Mexican State of Tlaxcala, 18 km southwest of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala city.Hirth 2005 The major architecture dates to the Mesoamerican chronology, Middle Preclassic Period (1000–400 BC) but occupation continued, with one major interruption, until the Mesoamerican chronology, Late Classic, when the site was abandoned. There is some evidence of ritual activity in the Postclassic and Colonial Periods. The ruins cover an area of 12 hectares on top of a volcanic dome.INAH Bulleti''Hallazgos en Xochitécatl'' 25 May 08, accessed 8 December Serra Puche & de la Torre, 200''Cacaxtla y Xochitécatl (Guía de viajeros)'' Xochitecatl, unlike other contemporary sites, appears to have been a purely ceremonial centre for a population dispersed through the surrounding countryside rather than the centre of an urban area. Etymology ''Xochitecatl'' is formed from two Nahuatl words, (flower) and (person), hence ''the ...
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