Art Daily is reporting that a four meter tall Yacata style pyramid has been discovered in the municipality of Ario de Rosales in southern Mexico.
A Yacata is a name for pyramids with curving rather than flat walls. They are found throughout Mesoamerica and were built up until European contact.
This particular Yacata has a rectangular base that today stands at 20 by 14 meters. Archaeologist Roberto Gonzalez, of Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History, verified the find. It was likely used as a ceremonial center, possibly in use during the classic period (300-850 AD) when the city of Teotihuacan flourished.
The pyramid is a shadow of its former self.
Gonzalez told Art Daily that originally it was “25 meters long, 20 wide and 6 high.” Similar to those found near Patzcuaro Mexico.
