List of pre-columbian archaeological sites in Mexico City

This is a list of the preserved Pre-Columbian-era archaeological sites in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico.[1]

The sixteen municipalities (Alcaldías) of Mexico City proper.

This list does not include objects or constructions preserved in museums of the city.

Neither, this list does not include the Greater Mexico City pre-columbian archaeological sites outside Mexico City; only include within the 16 municipalities of Mexico City proper.

They are protected real estates that are heritage of the nation, and are declared as such in the Public Register of Monuments and Archaeological Zones of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), in accordance with the Federal law on monuments and archaeological, artistic and historical zones of Mexico.

Buildings in the areas of the Historic center of Mexico City, Xochimilco and Central University City Campus of the UNAM are World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.

The list is ordered by their foundation or groundbreaking date.

NameImageNoteBuiltSourceLocationID
Archaeological site of MixcoacIt was a settlement of the city-state of Coyohuacan (Tepanecs) and after was shortly occupied by the Mexicas (Aztecs)900 BC-1521[2]
Location within Mexican Federal District
General information
LocationSan Pedro de los Pinos, corner of San Antonio avenue and Periférico
Coordinates19°13′51.96″N 99°6′44.64″W
CuicuilcoIt was the one of oldest cities in the Valley of Mexico. It was a city-state800 BC-400 BC[3]
Location within Mexican Federal District
General information
LocationTlalpan
Coordinates19°18′6″N 99°10′54″W
ZA45
Archaeological site of Cerro de la EstrellaVillage related to Cuicuilco culture and a very important ritual ceremony was performed here200 BC[4]
Location within Mexico City
General information
LocationCerro de la Estrella, Iztapalapa
Coordinates19°20′37″N 99°5′24″W
ZA44
CopilcoIt was an important ceremonial center of the Chichimecas, Tepanecas and Cuicuilcas500[5]
Location within Mexico City
General information
Locationwest side of Coyoacán
Coordinates19°20′8″N 99°10′36″W
CuahilamaIt was a ceremonial center of several cultures1200-1500[6]
Location within Mexican Federal District
General information
Locationsouth east of Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Cuahilama
Coordinates19°14′30″N 99°4′15″W
Templo MayorIt was the main temple of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire1325-1487[7]
Location within Mexico City
General information
LocationPlaza del Zócalo, Center
Coordinates19°26′6″N 99°7′53″W
ZA43
Archaeological site of TlatelolcoIt are the remains of the city-state of Tlatelolco (an Aztec state)1338[8]
Location within Mexico City
General information
LocationPlaza de las Tres Culturas, Tlatelolco, Center
Coordinates19°27′3.9″N 99°08′15″W
ZA42
Baths of ChapultepecPre-columbian and Spanish colonial baths14th century[9]
Location within Mexico City
General information
LocationForest of Chapultepec, Chapultepec
Coordinates19°25′20.9″N 99°10′4.93″W
00124
TicománIt was a settlement of the Otomis[10]
General information
Locationnorth of the Sierra de Guadalupe, Mexico City

See also
  • Teotihuacan, 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Mexico City.

References
  1. Article 28 of the federal law on Monuments and archaeological, artistic and historical zones of Mexico
  2. Yanireth Israde (24 August 2019). "Abren zona arqueológica de Mixcoac". Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City.
  3. Pastrana, Alejandro; Fournier, Patricia (July–August 1997). "CUICUILCO DESDE CUICUILCO" [Cuicuilco from Cuicuilco] (in Spanish). Actualidades arqueológicas. Archived from the original on 2010-01-13.
  4. Gobierno de la Delegación Iztapalapa. "Cerro de la Estrella". Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.
  5. "Hechos históricos relevantes" [Relevant historical facts] (in Spanish). INEGI. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
  6. "Pueblos indigenas de México y agua:Xochimilcas" (PDF). UNESCO office in Montevideo (in Spanish).
  7. Lourdes Cue, ed. (14 January 1998). "Model of the ceremonial precinct of Mexico-Tenochtitlan". Archived from the original on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  8. Francisco González Rul (1993). Tlatelolco, ciudad hermana de Tenochtitlan. Mexico: Secretary of Foreign Affairs. pp. 9 to 19. ISBN 968-810-286-5.
  9. "Baños de Moctezuma", Chapultepec website
  10. Hernández Reyes, Carlos (1995). "El Preclásico superior en Hidalgo y una hipótesis sobre la cerámica otomí temprana y la coyotlatelco". En Nava L., Fernando (comp.), Otopames. Memoria de primer coloquio. Querétaro: University City: IIA-UNAM.
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