Chronology of the Post-Teotihuacan Occupations in the Teotihuacan Valley

Summary

This is an abstract from the "What Happened after the Fall of Teotihuacan?" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The moment of the collapse of Teotihuacan and the subsequent occupation of the area by other cultures are still subjects of debate concerning this important urban center in Mesoamerica. Understanding what happened after the collapse and dating the different reoccupations of Teotihuacan can be challenging due to different factors, including the reuse of building materials and looting during Postclassic and modern times that resulted in altered archaeological contexts or significantly mixed dates for the samples. A Bayesian approach integrating radiocarbon dates and detailed archaeological information can help to overcome these difficulties. In this contribution we will present the process of building a high-resolution chronology for the tunnels located to the east of the Pyramid of the Sun by the integration of 20 radiocarbon dates from “Cueva del Pirul” and “Cueva de las Varillas” with detailed archaeological information on the context for each dated sample, including ceramic styles. With the resulting chronology it is possible to distinguish the moment of the different occupations during the Epiclassic and Postclassic times, helping to refine chronologies based on ceramic styles and to understand the population dynamics in the area.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)   •
• What Happened after the Fall of Teotihuacan?

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Abstract Id(s): 38524.0