<< Text Pages >> Xihuatoxtla - Cave or Rock Shelter in Mexico in Mexico Other
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Natural PlacesSite Name: XihuatoxtlaCountry: Mexico
NOTE: This site is 51.394 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Mexico Other Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Village: Tlaxmalac, Guerrero
Latitude: 18.370000N Longitude: 99.4W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Rock Shelter in Rio Balsas valley, Guerrero, Mexico.Rockshelter formed in the area beneath an immense boulder. Evidence of occupation (grinding tools, knapped blades) dating 8900 to 8600 years ago. Noteworthy for starch grain and phytolith evidence indicating very early dates for domesticated maize and squash.
Note: Mexico's Rio Balsas Valley probable home to maize domestication from teosinte grass.
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