Great Serpent Mound South
Great Serpent Mound South Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Local Neolithic·🇲🇽 Yucatán, Mexico
About
About Great Serpent Mound South
Great Serpent Mound South in Yucatán, Mexico is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) ancient city attributed to Local Neolithic 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 Local Neolithic site illustrating Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) ancient-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Great Serpent Mound South
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Local Neolithic
- 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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Local Neolithic
- Purpose
- Defensive enclosure and administrative site
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
21.1466° N · 90.1598° W · 199 m · 3 mapped features
Great Serpent Mound South — Principal Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Great Serpent Mound South
21.1474° N · 90.1590° WGreat Serpent Mound South — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Great Serpent Mound South
21.1459° N · 90.1604° WGreat Serpent Mound South — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Great Serpent Mound South
21.1477° N · 90.1608° W