Tlatilco
Sign in to savethumb|255x255px|Ceramic art recovered from Tlatilco, commonly known as the "Tlatilco acrobat|Acrobat". - 800 BCE. 200px|right|Another acrobat figurine from Tlatilco
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7 sectionsContents
- Olmec influence
- Excavations and findings
- Excavation difficulties
- Tlatilco figurines
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|255x255px|Ceramic art recovered from Tlatilco, commonly known as the "Tlatilco acrobat|Acrobat". - 800 BCE. 200px|right|Another acrobat figurine from Tlatilco
Tlatilco was a large pre-Columbian village in the Valley of Mexico situated near the modern-day town of the same name in the Mexican Federal District. It was one of the first chiefdom centers to arise in the Valley, flourishing on the western shore of Lake Texcoco during the Middle Pre-Classic period, between the years of 1200 BCE and 200 BCE. It gives its name to the "Tlatilco culture", which also includes the town of Tlapacoya, on the eastern shore of Lake Chalco, as well as the Coapexco site which lies east of the Amecameca municipality within Mexico State.