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Pre-Hispanic solar observatory discovery in Puebla

Overview

The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has confirmed the discovery of a pre-Hispanic solar observatory in Teteles de Ávila Castillo, located in the Sierra Norte of Puebla, Mexico. Dating back approximately 2,500 years to the Middle Preclassic period, the site—known as Tetelihtic or Group E—is the first confirmed astronomical complex of its kind found outside of the Maya region.

The site consists of a quadrangular courtyard with two platforms designed to track the solar cycle for agricultural purposes, such as marking the harvest season. Archaeological analysis indicates that the layout and alignment of these pyramid-like structures share significant similarities with Group E complexes found in Uaxactún, Guatemala.

Researchers, including Alberto Diez Barroso Repizo, suggest these findings offer new insights into the shared astronomical knowledge and cultural relationships between diverse Mesoamerican groups, including the Maya, Huastec, and Totonac peoples.

Entities

Puebla · Alberto Diez Barroso Repizo · National Institute of Anthropology and History · Teteles de Ávila Castillo · Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Tetelihtic pyramids identified as ancient solar observatory

    Archaeologists have identified the 2,500-year-old Tetelihtic pyramids in Puebla, Mexico, as a solar observatory, the first of its kind discovered outside the Maya region.

  2. [CULTURE] 6 sources
    Puebla solar observatory discovery dates back 2,500 years

    Archaeologists in Puebla, Mexico, have confirmed a 2,500-year-old pre-Hispanic solar observatory, the first of its kind found outside the Maya region, used to track agricultural cycles.

Sources

aventurasnahistoria.uol.com.br · carlosmartinhuerta.com.mx · kreiszeitung.de · mannheim24.de · mayacomunicacion.com.mx · quintafuerza.mx · tribuna.com.mx · ve.lt