The relevance of updating the Archaeological Atlas of the State of Colima. A first approach in the municipalities of Comala and Cuauhtémoc

Abstract

This research derives from the need to update the information of 50 registered sites in the municipalities of Comala and Cuauhtémoc by the Dirección de Registro Público de Monumentos y Zonas Arqueológicas (drpmzah). These were identified in 1986 and 1987 through the National Archaeological Atlas Project, whose objective was to register, preserve and study the archaeological heritage of the nation. Through a methodological analysis, in two stages, it was possible to know the problems faced by the cultural heritage in these entities and the factors that cause its destruction. The area inspections made it possible to locate the pre-Hispanic settlements chronologically and elements of human interaction with their environment. Based on this, an analysis of the cultural behavior in these sites, which had a social development between 500 BC and 1500 AD, which left a trace of the way of life of the people who lived in the territory of these two municipalities.