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Coxcatlan Cave
18.2672° N, -97.1492° E
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Coxcatlan Cave is a Mesoamerican archaeological site in the Tehuacán Valley, State of Puebla, Mexico. It was discovered by Richard MacNeish in the 1960s during a survey of the Tehuacán Valley. It was the initial appearance of three domesticated plants in the Tehuacan Valley (Puebla, Mexico) that allowed an evaluation to be done again of the overall temporal context of the plant domestication in Mexico. In addition to plants, Coxcatlan Cave also provided nearly 75 percent of the classified stone tools from excavation.
Historical Timeline
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Discovery by Richard MacNeish
1960s
Pleistocene-age bone dating reported
2021
Revised date for fully domesticated maize
c. 2700 BC
Domesticated plant components recovered
5000–3400 BC
Coxcatlan Phase timeframe
5700–3825 BC
Archaeological Features
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Storage Structures
Miscellaneous Features
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Environmental and Natural Features
Food Production and Processing Features
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