Other Photos
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Path and stairs leading up the main pyramid of Cuicuilco
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This "kiva" was discovered and named by archeologist Byron Cummings, who likened it to semi-buried round chambers found in the SW U.S. Its ritual purpose is unknown.
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Looking southeast from the top of the main pyramid of Cuicuilco toward the boroughs of Tlalpan and Xochimilco
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Looking southwest from the top of the pyramid with the Villa Olimpica (now housing) built for the 1968 Summer Olympics
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Cuicuilco Museum showcase with clay figurines and pots.
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A stone sculpture found at the base of the great pyramid. It is the only one ever found dating to the High Classic Period of Mesoamerica (800 BC – 200 AD)
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Showcase at the Cuicuilco Museum displaying tools such as mortars, blades and pots
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Showcase with jewelry, among other items
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Showcase with bowls
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Showcase with a type of "molcajete" used to grind corn. The drawing above illustrates how this tool was used.
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Clay figurines adorned with jewelry like that on display
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