Tlatelolco (archaeological site)
- Tlatelolco (archaeological site)
The Tlatelolco archaeological site is an archaeological excavation site in Mexico City, where the remains of the pre-columbian citystate of Tlatelolco has been found. It is centered on the Plaza de las Tres Culturas, a square surrounded on three sides by an excavated Aztec site, a 17th-century church called Templo de Santiago, and the modern office complex of the Mexican foreign ministry.
The main temple of Tlatelolco, one of the excavated buildings recently saw the discovery of a pyramid inside the visible temple which is more than 700 years old. This indicates that the site is older than previously thought, according to Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (National Institute of Anthropology and History). Because it has design features similar to pyramids found in Tenayuca and Tenochtitlan, it may prove to the first mixed Aztec and Tlatelolca construction found.[cite journal |last= Quintanar Hinojosa |first=Beatriz|year=2008 |month= February |title=Breves |journal=Guía México Desconocido: Oaxaca |volume= 372|pages=9|url= www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx ] ]References
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* [http://www.sre.gob.mx/acerca/images/edificio_y_3culturas_sre.jpgTres Culturas]
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