Tula Atlante Terrace Column Row 3
Tula Atlante Terrace Column Row 3 North Annex · Tula Site
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇲🇽 Hidalgo, Tula, Mexico
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About Tula Atlante Terrace Column Row 3
Tula Atlante Terrace Column Row 3 in Hidalgo, Tula, Mexico is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 20.0590N -99.3430E controls access to Hidalgo resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for Hidalgo, Tula, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1978 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Tula Atlante Terrace Column Row 3 main structure
c. 1918
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1978–2008
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Tula Atlante Terrace Column Row 3) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
20.0590° N · 99.3430° W · 206 m · 4 mapped features
Tula Atlante Terrace Column Row 3 — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
20.0598° N · 99.3421° WTula Atlante Terrace Column Row 3 — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
20.0580° N · 99.3437° WTula Atlante Terrace Column Row 3 — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
20.0605° N · 99.3418° WTula Atlante Terrace Column Row 3 — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
20.0574° N · 99.3441° W