Charnel House Cemetery East — Basin of Mexico (Mexico City)
Charnel House Cemetery East Site
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)·Iron Age·🇲🇽 Basin of Mexico, Mexico
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About Charnel House Cemetery East — Basin of Mexico (Mexico City)
Charnel House Cemetery East in Basin of Mexico, Mexico is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient city attributed to Iron Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Iron Age site illustrating Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Charnel House Cemetery East
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Iron Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
20.1884° N · 98.7119° W · 378 m · 3 mapped features
Charnel House Cemetery East — Principal Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Charnel House Cemetery East
20.1892° N · 98.7111° WCharnel House Cemetery East — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Charnel House Cemetery East
20.1877° N · 98.7125° WCharnel House Cemetery East — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Charnel House Cemetery East
20.1895° N · 98.7129° W