Huamango
Sign in to saveHuamango is an early Postclassical (Toltec period) archaeological site located about 4 kilometers northwest of the modern city of Acambay in the State of Mexico. The archaeological area is on the San Miguel plateau, in the vicinity of the Peña Picuda hill, at an approximate altitude of 2,850 meters above sea level. It is rich in legends, stories and ancestral traditions.
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- Huamango archaeological site
- Archaeological site.name
- Huamango
- Archaeological site.type
- Mesoamerican archaeology
- Archaeological site.location
- Acambay, Municipality of Acambay, Mexico State, Mexico
- Archaeological site.region
- Mesoamerica
- Archaeological site.cultures
- Otomí (Hñähñu, Hñähño, Ñuhu, Ñhato, Ñuhmu) – Toltec
- Archaeological site.built
- First occupation 900 to 1100 CE. Second from 1100 to 1300 CE.
- Archaeological site.epochs
- Mesoamerican early Postclassical
- Archaeological site.website
- Huamango Archaeological Site
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23 sectionsContents
- Prehistory
- History
- Etymology
- Investigations
- Otomi Culture
- ''Otomí'' Demonym origin
- Otomi Language
- Huamango Legends
- The Site
- Political and Trade Center
- Constructions
- System A
- System B
- Structures
- The Palace
- Altar
- Warrior Temple
- Residential area
- Housing platforms
- Burials
- Symbolic Stone
- References
- Bibliography
Huamango is an early Postclassical (Toltec period) archaeological site located about 4 kilometers northwest of the modern city of Acambay in the State of Mexico. The archaeological area is on the San Miguel plateau, in the vicinity of the Peña Picuda hill, at an approximate altitude of 2,850 meters above sea level. It is rich in legends, stories and ancestral traditions.
The site has vestiges of a city inhabited by the Otomi culture, which dominated the Acambay Valley, strategically located by the apparent defensive needs in the dispute over control of territory and trade routes.
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