Xochitecatl

Xochitecatl is a purely ceremonial site atop a volcanic dome in Tlaxcala, Mexico, begun around 800 BC. Its largest structure, the Pyramid of the Flowers, rivals the Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacan in size. Over 2,000 clay figurines depicting women, mothers, and birth scenes were found there, suggesting dedication to fertility worship. The site includes the unusual Spiral Pyramid (c. 700 BC), a conical structure climbed via a spiral path, likely dedicated to Ehecatl the Wind God. Abandoned around 150 AD after a Popocatepetl eruption, it was reoccupied 600-950 AD as a secondary ceremonial center linked to nearby Cacaxtla.