Synapse
⌘+K
Synapse
PulseExploreClubsResearchersJournals
Instagram
HomeClubsExplore
June 19, 2026Ancient Mesoamerica

Mapping Social Stratigraphy on the Northern Frontier: Survey, Salvage, and Hilltop Organization at Cruz de la Boca

View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Authors

MDManuel de Jesús Dueñas-GarciaUniversity of California SystemMCMiguel Nicolás CarettaNational Archaeological Museum

Discussion

Loading...

Member takes

Implication

Randomized trial examines architecture and social organization in northern Mesoamerica, implying new insights into spatial relations.

Key Points

  • To analyze the architectural and spatial organization of Cruz de la Boca, a significant hilltop center.
  • Fieldwork conducted from 2001–2002 by the INAH Zacatecas team.
  • Utilized systematic pedestrian surveys, total station mapping, remote sensing, and GIS.
  • Excavated a looting pit to gather stratigraphic, funerary, ceramic, and lithic data.
  • Documented over 15 hectares of monumental and domestic architecture.
  • Identified sunken patio compounds and smaller Loma San Gabriel-type foundations indicating social stratigraphy.
  • Situates Cruz de la Boca within the Alta Vista phase (ca. A.D. 600–900) and highlights its spatial relationship with the monumental core.

Cite This Study

Dueñas-Garcia et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a34dd8765a5b0777af2d2d1https://doi.org/10.1017/s0956536126100972
View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Also Consider

Synapse has enriched one closely related paper. Consider it for comparative context:

  1. 1Alta Vista (Chalchihuites), Astronomical Implications of a Mesoamerican Ceremonial Outpost at the Tropic of Cancer1982 · 63 citations