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Teotihuacan’s forgotten sacred mountain: archaeologists uncover Cerro Patlachique’s pilgrimage shrine

High above the southern edge of the Teotihuacan Valley (Mexico) rises Cerro Patlachique — a peak now shown to have served as a major pilgrimage shrine long before, during, and after the heyday of the city of Teotihuacan (c. CE 150–550)...

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Teotihuacan’s forgotten sacred mountain: archaeologists uncover Cerro Patlachique’s pilgrimage shrine

High above the southern edge of the Teotihuacan Valley (Mexico) rises Cerro Patlachique — a peak now shown to have served as a major pilgrimage shrine long before, during, and after the heyday of the city of Teotihuacan (c. CE 150–550). Recent lidar mapping and the documentation of 40 carved stone “monuments” (petroglyphs and boulders moved into place) reveal that the summit was a ritual locus devoted primarily to water and mountain deities, calendrical observances, and regional pilgrimage...

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