Tlajinga Workshops — Teotihuacan South
Classic to Epiclassic (300–650 CE)·Teotihuacan·🇲🇽 Mexico State, Mexico
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About Tlajinga Workshops — Teotihuacan South
Tlajinga Workshops — Teotihuacan South in Mexico State, Mexico is a Classic to Epiclassic (300–650 CE) ancient-village attributed to Teotihuacan. Southern ceramic and lapidary workshops of Tlajinga extending 800 m along road. Widmer–Storey: San Martín ware and Thin Orange, compound 33 with burials.
Why it mattersKey Teotihuacan compound illustrating Teotihuacan urban organization
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban craft specialization
- 02Mural iconography interpretation
Theories
- 01Multi-ethnic barrio model
- 02Theocratic palace administration
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. 300 CE
- Period
- Classic to Epiclassic (300–650 CE)
- Culture
- Teotihuacan
- Purpose
- Southern ceramic and lapidary workshops of Tlajinga extending 800 m along road
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 300 CE
Initial construction
c. 1960 CE
Modern INAH excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
19.6800° N · 98.8500° W · 2280 m · 3 mapped features
Tlajinga Workshops — Teotihuacan South — Apartment Block
apartmentApartment block
19.6802° N · 98.8499° WTlajinga Workshops — Teotihuacan South — Mural Room
muralPainted room or workshop
19.6798° N · 98.8498° WTlajinga Workshops — Teotihuacan South — Street
streetWhite plaster street
19.6805° N · 98.8502° W