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Cerrito Site (Mexico)


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    • El Cerrito Site (Mexico)
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    • found: Work cat: Valencia Cruz, D. El Cerrito: santuario prehispánico de Querétaro, 2013:p. 17 (the Zona de Monumertos Arqueológicos (ZMA) El Cerrito is located 7 km south of the city of Querétaro, in the municipality of Corregidora; its geographical coordinates are 20°32ʹN 100°26ʹW; average elevation is 1820 m above sea level) p. 175 (El Cerrito was recognised as an archaeological site in 1985 in the public register of the INAH "Registro Público de Monumentos y Zonas Arqueológicas")
    • found: Wikipedia, 3 June 2015 :under El Cerrito, archaeological site (The Cerrito is an archaeological zone in Queretaro State; as a place of worship, it was venerated by local cultures (Chupícuaro) as well as Teotihuacan, Toltec, Chichimeca, Otomies and Tarascan, as late as 1632)
    • found: Gobierno de Querétaro website, 4 June 2015:explora Querétaro, Ciudad de Querétaro, El Cerrito, English version page (El Cerrito archaeological site; in the municipality of Corregidora, just 15 minutes from the Historical Center of the capital city, you'll find a Pre-Hispanic settlement whose name comes from its similarity to a small hill; it has structures such as plazas, altars, and small quadrangular and rectangular bases, constructed on top of rocky outcroppings; built during the boom of Teotihuacan, El Cerrito served as a seat of political and religious power from the year 400 A.D. until the arrival of the Spanish, who appropriated its symbolic value; its era of greatest renown coincided with the Toltec splendor and influence, of which numerous examples have been found such as anthropomorphic columns in the style of the Atlanteans, and sculptures of Chac Mool)
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    • 2015-06-03: new
    • 2015-08-31: revised
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