Dating Cholula, México

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the Consejo de Arqueología of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia for granting us the permit to map the inner structures of the Cholula Pyramid and take samples for radiocarbon dating. In particular, we are indebted to Eduardo Merlo, from the Centro INAH-Puebla, for helping us with the logistics of the tunnels and guiding us through the maze during the early stages of this work, and to Martín Cruz for various courtesies. Amparo Robles, aided by Aurelio López and Manuel Vera, is responsible for the mapping, which has provided part of the information used in this report. The carbon samples from the Rancho de la Virgen, the Colegio Taylor, and the university campus were recovered by the crew of the Coordinación de Apoyo Arqueológico of the Universidad de las Américas headed by Gabriela Uruñuela; the hard work of Aurelio López, Marisol Talavera, and Araceli Rojas was instrumental in recording the archaeological contexts, recovering the organic material, and analyzing the associated artifacts. We would also like to thank the authorities of the Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, who, in approving and funding the Coordinación de Apoyo Arqueológico, have provided a mechanism for rigorous, systematic fieldwork–albeit in a limited number of venues–within the sacred city of Cholula.

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