Cholula — Great Pyramid North Stair Ancillary (Puebla)
Cholula N Stair
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)·Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom·🇲🇽 Puebla, Cholula, Mexico
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About Cholula — Great Pyramid North Stair Ancillary (Puebla)
Cholula — Great Pyramid North Stair Ancillary (Puebla) in Puebla, Cholula, Mexico is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom. Systematic survey and coring document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions base 22.5 m × 22.5 m; height 12 m; inclination 52°; area 4.0 ha. Excavation excavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom pyramid with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 2140 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ritual landscape model
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. 2600 BCE
- Period
- Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)
- Culture
- Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom
- Builders
- Old Kingdom
- Purpose
- Funerary monument and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 946 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1894
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
19.0600° N · 98.3000° W · 2140 m · 3 mapped features
Main Pyramid Core
pyramidMain Pyramid Core at Cholula — Great Pyramid North Stair Ancillary (Puebla) — pyramid with stratified deposits
19.0613° N · 98.3000° WMortuary Chapel
chapelMortuary Chapel at Cholula — Great Pyramid North Stair Ancillary (Puebla) — chapel with stratified deposits
19.0575° N · 98.2983° WCauseway Segment
causewayCauseway Segment at Cholula — Great Pyramid North Stair Ancillary (Puebla) — causeway with stratified deposits
19.0609° N · 98.2981° W