Abstract
ABSTRACTCuicuilco, a monumental truncated cone, is situated about 20 km (12 miles) south of Mexico City. It was constructed a few centuries before the time of Christ during the Late Preclassic archaeological horizon. Partial excavation and removal from the base of the structure of the Pedregal lava flow by Professor Byron Cummings in 1922 to 1925 has raised certain persistent questions of procedure. Alleged damage to Cuicuilco by the use of dynamite, irresponsible restoration of the structure, questions of its fully artificial nature, its age, and the attribution of a recovered copper artifact to Aztec times rather than to the Preclassic horizon, are discussed. Finally, Cummings' loss of all field and excavation data is noted.
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