{"id":14433,"date":"2022-05-04T17:49:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T17:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mexicocity.cdmx.gob.mx\/?page_id=14433"},"modified":"2025-09-01T21:23:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T21:23:49","slug":"prehistory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mexicocity.cdmx.gob.mx\/e\/historical-timeline-of-mexico-city\/prehistory\/","title":{"rendered":"Prehistoria"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Ca. 18,000 – 14,000 BCE (Upper Pleistocene)
<\/strong>Over a period of some hundreds of years, six mammoths perished in the area of Xochinahuac<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in Azcapotzalco<\/strong><\/a>. Their remains were uncovered over the course of construction of Line 6 of the Mexico City Metro<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

Ca. 10,000 BCE\u00a0
<\/strong>A woman of 25 to 30 years old, and two men, one aged 25 to 30, and the other aged 35 to 45 years old, died at the present-day site of the San Pedro Laundry<\/strong><\/a> in Aztahuacan <\/strong><\/a>in present-day Iztapalapa<\/a>. <\/strong>Their remains were discovered in 1953.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Around the same time, bison, saber-toothed tigers, dromedaries, sloths, giant armadillos, mastodons, and mammoths, frequented the area of present-day Metro Talism\u00e1n<\/strong><\/a>. The remains of a Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi<\/em>) were discovered there during construction of the Metro in the late 1970s.<\/p>\r\n

Ca. 9000 – 8500 BCE
<\/strong>The eruption of the Nevada de Toluca volcano buries a 35-40 year old man in a layer of ash at the edge of Lake Texcoco. His skull would be discovered during excavations for the building of the Metro in 1969, nearly 11,000 years later. He’s remembered today as “Hombre de Metro Balderas<\/a><\/strong>.”\u00a0 The same eruptions are believed to be responsible for other fossilized discoveries, among them “Chimulhuacan Man” and a wealth of mega-fauna, including sabertooth tigers, camels, bison, giant armadillos, and horses.<\/p>\r\n

1250 BCE – 800 BCE
<\/strong> Among the earliest human settlements to leave verifiable artifiacts in the Valley of Mexico, the Tlatilco Culture thrived for hundreds of years. The Tlatilco neighborhood, sandwiched between today\u2019s Santa Maria la Ribera<\/strong><\/a> and Nueva Santa Maria neighborhoods, honors them to this day.<\/p>\r\n

1200 to 400 BCE
<\/strong>The first agricultural groups are recorded in Tlaltenco<\/strong><\/a>, in today’s Tl\u00e1huac<\/strong><\/a>. A permanent settlement is noted there as of about 100 CE.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

The Ancient Period >><\/a>\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n

<\/p>\r\n

Prehistoria en el Valle de M\u00e9xico<\/h2>\r\n

<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Ca. 18 000 – 14 000 a. e. c. (Pleistoceno superior)
<\/strong>Durante un per\u00edodo de unos cientos de a\u00f1os, seis mamuts perecieron en el \u00e1rea de Xochinahuac<\/a><\/strong> en Azcapotzalco<\/strong><\/a>. Sus restos fueron descubiertos durante el transcurso de la construcci\u00f3n de la l\u00ednea 6 del Metro de la Ciudad de M\u00e9xico<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

Ca. 10 000 a. e. c.
<\/strong>Una mujer de 25 a 30 a\u00f1os y dos hombres, uno de 25 a 30 a\u00f1os y otro de 35 a 45 a\u00f1os, fallecieron en el sitio actual de los lavaderos comunitarios San Pedro<\/strong><\/a> en Aztahuacan<\/strong><\/a>, Iztapalapa<\/a><\/strong>. Sus restos fueron descubiertos en 1953.<\/p>\r\n

Por la misma \u00e9poca, bisontes, tigres dientes de sable, dromedarios, perezosos, armadillos gigantes, mastodontes y mamuts frecuentaban la zona del actual Metro Talism\u00e1n<\/strong><\/a>. Los restos de un mamut colombino (Mammuthus columbi) fueron descubiertos all\u00ed durante la construcci\u00f3n del metro a finales de la d\u00e9cada de los setenta.<\/p>\r\n

Ca. 9 000 – 8 500 a. e. c.
<\/strong>La erupci\u00f3n del volc\u00e1n Nevado de Toluca sepult\u00f3 a un hombre de 35 a 40 a\u00f1os en una capa de ceniza a orillas del lago de Texcoco. Su cr\u00e1neo fue descubierto durante las excavaciones para la construcci\u00f3n del metro en 1969, casi 11 000 a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s. Hoy se le recuerda como el “hombre de Metro Balderas<\/a><\/strong>“. Se cree que las mismas erupciones son responsables de otros descubrimientos fosilizados, entre ellos el “hombre de Chimalhuac\u00e1n” y una gran cantidad de megafauna, incluidos tigres dientes de sable, camellos, bisontes, armadillos gigantes y caballos.<\/p>\r\n

1250 a. e. c. – 800 a. e. c.
<\/strong>Entre los primeros asentamientos humanos en dejar objetos comprobables en el Valle de M\u00e9xico, se encuentra la cultura de Tlatilco, la cual prosper\u00f3 durante cientos de a\u00f1os. El barrio de Tlatilco, en medio de los actuales barrios de Santa Maria la Ribera<\/strong><\/a> y Nueva Santa Mar\u00eda, los honra hasta el d\u00eda de hoy.<\/p>\r\n

1200 a 400 a. e. c.
<\/strong>Los primeros grupos agr\u00edcolas se registran en Tlaltenco<\/strong><\/a>, en el actual Tl\u00e1huac<\/strong><\/a>. All\u00ed se observa un asentamiento permanente alrededor del a\u00f1o 100 e. c.<\/p>\r\n

El Per\u00edodo Antiguo >><\/a>\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n

<\/p>

Prehistory in the Valley of Mexico<\/h2>\r\n

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<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Ca. 18,000 – 14,000 BCE (Upper Pleistocene)
<\/strong>Over a period of some hundreds of years, six mammoths perished in the area of Xochinahuac<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in Azcapotzalco<\/strong><\/a>. Their remains were uncovered over the course of construction of Line 6 of the Mexico City Metro<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

Ca. 10,000 BCE\u00a0
<\/strong>A woman of 25 to 30 years old, and two men, one aged 25 to 30, and the other aged 35 to 45 years old, died at the present-day site of the San Pedro Laundry<\/strong><\/a> in Aztahuacan <\/strong><\/a>in present-day Iztapalapa<\/a>. <\/strong>Their remains were discovered in 1953.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Around the same time, bison, saber-toothed tigers, dromedaries, sloths, giant armadillos, mastodons, and mammoths, frequented the area of present-day Metro Talism\u00e1n<\/strong><\/a>. The remains of a Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi<\/em>) were discovered there during construction of the Metro in the late 1970s.<\/p>\r\n

Ca. 9000 – 8500 BCE
<\/strong>The eruption of the Nevada de Toluca volcano buries a 35-40 year old man in a layer of ash at the edge of Lake Texcoco. His skull would be discovered during excavations for the building of the Metro in 1969, nearly 11,000 years later. He’s remembered today as “Hombre de Metro Balderas<\/a><\/strong>.”\u00a0 The same eruptions are believed to be responsible for other fossilized discoveries, among them “Chimulhuacan Man” and a wealth of mega-fauna, including sabertooth tigers, camels, bison, giant armadillos, and horses.<\/p>\r\n

1250 BCE – 800 BCE
<\/strong> Among the earliest human settlements to leave verifiable artifiacts in the Valley of Mexico, the Tlatilco Culture thrived for hundreds of years. The Tlatilco neighborhood, sandwiched between today\u2019s Santa Maria la Ribera<\/strong><\/a> and Nueva Santa Maria neighborhoods, honors them to this day.<\/p>\r\n

1200 to 400 BCE
<\/strong>The first agricultural groups are recorded in Tlaltenco<\/strong><\/a>, in today’s Tl\u00e1huac<\/strong><\/a>. A permanent settlement is noted there as of about 100 CE.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

The Ancient Period >><\/a>\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n

<\/p>\r\n

Prehistoria en el Valle de M\u00e9xico<\/h2>\r\n

<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Ca. 18 000 – 14 000 a. e. c. (Pleistoceno superior)
<\/strong>Durante un per\u00edodo de unos cientos de a\u00f1os, seis mamuts perecieron en el \u00e1rea de Xochinahuac<\/a><\/strong> en Azcapotzalco<\/strong><\/a>. Sus restos fueron descubiertos durante el transcurso de la construcci\u00f3n de la l\u00ednea 6 del Metro de la Ciudad de M\u00e9xico<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

Ca. 10 000 a. e. c.
<\/strong>Una mujer de 25 a 30 a\u00f1os y dos hombres, uno de 25 a 30 a\u00f1os y otro de 35 a 45 a\u00f1os, fallecieron en el sitio actual de los lavaderos comunitarios San Pedro<\/strong><\/a> en Aztahuacan<\/strong><\/a>, Iztapalapa<\/a><\/strong>. Sus restos fueron descubiertos en 1953.<\/p>\r\n

Por la misma \u00e9poca, bisontes, tigres dientes de sable, dromedarios, perezosos, armadillos gigantes, mastodontes y mamuts frecuentaban la zona del actual Metro Talism\u00e1n<\/strong><\/a>. Los restos de un mamut colombino (Mammuthus columbi) fueron descubiertos all\u00ed durante la construcci\u00f3n del metro a finales de la d\u00e9cada de los setenta.<\/p>\r\n

Ca. 9 000 – 8 500 a. e. c.
<\/strong>La erupci\u00f3n del volc\u00e1n Nevado de Toluca sepult\u00f3 a un hombre de 35 a 40 a\u00f1os en una capa de ceniza a orillas del lago de Texcoco. Su cr\u00e1neo fue descubierto durante las excavaciones para la construcci\u00f3n del metro en 1969, casi 11 000 a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s. Hoy se le recuerda como el “hombre de Metro Balderas<\/a><\/strong>“. Se cree que las mismas erupciones son responsables de otros descubrimientos fosilizados, entre ellos el “hombre de Chimalhuac\u00e1n” y una gran cantidad de megafauna, incluidos tigres dientes de sable, camellos, bisontes, armadillos gigantes y caballos.<\/p>\r\n

1250 a. e. c. – 800 a. e. c.
<\/strong>Entre los primeros asentamientos humanos en dejar objetos comprobables en el Valle de M\u00e9xico, se encuentra la cultura de Tlatilco, la cual prosper\u00f3 durante cientos de a\u00f1os. El barrio de Tlatilco, en medio de los actuales barrios de Santa Maria la Ribera<\/strong><\/a> y Nueva Santa Mar\u00eda, los honra hasta el d\u00eda de hoy.<\/p>\r\n

1200 a 400 a. e. c.
<\/strong>Los primeros grupos agr\u00edcolas se registran en Tlaltenco<\/strong><\/a>, en el actual Tl\u00e1huac<\/strong><\/a>. All\u00ed se observa un asentamiento permanente alrededor del a\u00f1o 100 e. c.<\/p>\r\n

El Per\u00edodo Antiguo >><\/a>\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n

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