Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
Mexico
Date of Inscription: 1999
Criteria: (iii)(iv) Municipalities of Temixco and Miacatlan, Morelos State N18 48 37 W99 16 30 Ref: 939 |
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Brief Description
Xochicalco is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a fortified political, religious and commercial centre from the troubled period of 650–900 that followed the break-up of the great Mesoamerican states such as Teotihuacan, Monte Albán, Palenque and Tikal.
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
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Justification for Inscription
Criterion (iii): Xochicalco is an exceptionally well preserved and complete example of a fortified settlement from the Epiclassic Period of Mesoamerica. Criterion (iv): The architecture and art of Xochicalco represent the fusion of cultural elements from different parts of Mesoamerica, at a period when the breakdown of earlier political structures resulted in intensive cultural regroup-ing.
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