Chiapa de Corzo

Chiapa de Corzo is a major Mesoamerican archaeological site in Chiapas, Mexico, settled by the Zoque people, descendants of Mixe-Zoquean speakers from the Olmec tradition. Rising to prominence c. 700-500 BCE, it became one of the earliest linearly planned towns in Mesoamerica, reaching 70 hectares. In 2010, archaeologists discovered a 2,700-year-old pyramidal tomb in Mound 11 containing a couple adorned with nearly 4,000 jade, pearl shell, and amber pieces -- the oldest such tomb in Mesoamerica, predating those at Tikal by 600 years. The site also features an E-Group astronomical complex dating to 900-800 BCE.