Tepetlaoztoc Project: Archaeological Investigations

List of Figures

Figure   1.  Map of the Texcoco Region Showing Aztec Settlement (from Parsons, 1971).
Figure   2.  Site TX-A-24 (Impressionistic Contours) (adapted from Parsons, 1971).
Figure   3.  Map of the Tepetlaoztoc Area, Scale 1:50,000 (portion of Cetenal Map Sheet Texcoco).
Figure   4.  Aerophoto of the Tepetlaoztoc Area, Scale 1:24,000 (from Cetenal Series).
Figure 5a.  Area North of Cerro Teponaztle after Eucalyptus Reforestation Project.
Figure 5b.  Area North of Cerro Teponaztle Prior to Reforestation, Cerro Teponaztle in the Background. Note Eroded Tepetate Surface, and Remnants of Aztec Residential Mound.
Figure 6a.  Area North of Cerro Teponaztle after Reforestation. Note Tepetate Fragments, Sherds and Rock Rubble from Aztec House Mounds between and Incorporated in the Terrace Construction.
Figure 6b.  Area North of Cerro Teponaztle after Reforestation. Note Tepetate Fragments, Sherds and Rock Rubble from Aztec House Mounds between and Incorporated in the Terrace Construction.
Figure 7a.  Area North of Cerro Teponaztle with Deeper Soil, now Tractor Plowed and in Barley. Former Site of Several Aztec Residential Mounds.
Figure 7b.  Deeper Soil Areas East of Cerro Teponaztle.
Figure 7c.  Recent Nopal Plantation East of Cerro Teponaztle.
Figure 7d.  Site of Destroyed Aztec Residential Mound.
Figure 8a.  View of the Summit of Cerro Tiquimil in the Teotihuacán Valley: Locus of Well Preserved Site TC-43.
Figure 8b.  View of Sites TC-87-88-89, Upper Teotihuacán Valley. Area in Photo had 5-6 Teotihuacán Period Residential Mounds in 1963: All have been Leveled by Tractor Plowing.
Figure 8c.  TC-43 Ancient Quarry Site on the Summit of Cerro Tiquimil.
Figure 8d.  Lower North Flank of Cerro Tiquimil, TC-46 Site Location. Area to Right is Church Land and is the only Unaltered Part of this Large Teotihuacán Village Site.
Figure 9a.  Tlaltenco Portion of TC-46 showing Recent Nopal Plantings using Chisel Plows. In this Area there were Approximately Ten Mounds in 1963.
Figure 9b.  Tescotitla Portion of TC-46. Note High Terrace Construction Accomplished with Earth Moving Equipment that covers the Site Area and Several Teotihuacán Period Mounds.
Figure 10.  Map of the North Slope and Adjacent Alluvial Plain of the Guadalupe Range in Cuauhtitlán Area. Scale 1:50,000. (Cetenal Map Sheet Cuauhtitlán, Date 1975).
Figure 11.  Map of the North Slope and Adjacent Alluvial Plain of the Guadalupe Range in Cuauhtitlán Area. Scale 1;50,000. (Cetenal Map Sheet Cuauhtitlán, Date 1988).
Figure 12.  Cuauhtitlán Region, on North Slope of Guadalupe Range showing Sites and Modern Occupation in one of the most Heavily Urbanized Areas in 1975.
Figure 13.  Basin of México Showing Survey Regions.

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