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ID: 7029515
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7029515
 
Record Type: physical
Hierarchy of Huitzilapa (valley)  Huitzilapa (valley)

Coordinates:
Lat: 20 51 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 20.8500  decimal degrees
Long: 103 54 00 W  degrees minutes   Long: -103.9150  decimal degrees

Note: Huitzilapa is a valley located in the Magdalena Valley of upland Jalisco. An important shaft tomb (ca. 300 BCE - 200 CE) was discovered in 1993 in the valley, with multiple human remains, including those of cheiftans interred with bracelets and conch shell trumpets. Vessels, precious objects and earthenware figured were also discovered.

Names:
Huitzilapa (preferred,C,V,display)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of North and Central America (continent)  ....  North and Central America (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Mexico (nation)  ........  Mexico (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Jalisco (state)  ............  Jalisco (state) (P)
Hierarchy of Huitzilapa (valley)  ................  Huitzilapa (valley) (P)

Place Types:
valley (preferred, C)

Sources and Contributors:
Huitzilapa..........  [VP Preferred]
.......................  NIMA, Geographic Names Database (2000-) accessed 15 January 2003
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  NIMA, Geographic Names Database (2000-) accessed 15 January 2003
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Townsend, Ancient West Mexico (1998) 53-70

 

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