Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit

Why it mattersKey Western Mexico Shaft Tomb → Aztatlán (Teuchitlán borrowing) pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 700 CE circular pyramid Quetzalcoatl phase

Period

Late Classic shaft-tomb tradition to Postclassic (400 BCE–400 CE shafts; pyramid 700–900 CE Aztatlán)

Culture

Western Mexico Shaft Tomb → Aztatlán (Teuchitlán borrowing)

Purpose

Circular temple pyramid (24 m base × 8 m high) with 4 steps and Quetzalcoatl heads — Nayar shaft-tomb circular tradition and Aztatlán phase transition

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1877

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 400 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit

2. 1970 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit

3. c. 700 CE circular pyramid Quetzalcoatl phase

   Initial construction / first occupation at Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit

• Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit — Principal Pyramid

  pyramid

  pyramid at Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit — hydraulic feature

  21.0508° N · 104.3736° W

• Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit — Northern Chamber

  chamber

  chamber at Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit — outlier feature

  21.0505° N · 104.3736° W

• Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit — Southern Causeway

  causeway

  causeway at Ixtlán del Río — Los Toriles Shaft Tomb Pyramid Nayarit — hydraulic feature

  21.0531° N · 104.3739° W