{"id":1819,"date":"2026-11-07T12:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T12:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1819"},"modified":"2026-11-07T16:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T16:01:32","slug":"yohualichan-nichos-de-piedra-preguntas-de-historia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/yohualichan-nichos-de-piedra-preguntas-de-historia\/","title":{"rendered":"Yohualichan: nichos de piedra, preguntas de historia"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>body:has(.geo-study)>.editorial-home-opening{display:none!important}main:has(.geo-study){display:block!important}.geo-study{max-width:1080px;margin:auto;color:#284b60;--gline:#d5c8ac}.geo-study *{box-sizing:border-box}.geo-study h1{font:400 clamp(2.2rem,4.2vw,3.7rem)\/1.13 Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:-.025em;text-align:left;text-wrap:balance;margin:1rem 0 1.5rem}.geo-study h2{font:400 clamp(1.65rem,3vw,2.35rem)\/1.2 Georgia,serif;color:#285349;margin:2.8rem 0 1rem;text-align:left}.geo-study 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#a18a5b;background:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg,#f7ebd3 0 7px,#b6a17d 7px 9px)}.geo-study .rr-method{font-size:.9rem!important;color:#526962}.geo-study :target{scroll-margin-top:2rem}@media(max-width:650px){.geo-study .rr-three{grid-template-columns:1fr}.geo-study .rr-route{gap:.5rem;padding:1rem .2rem}.geo-study .rr-route strong{font-size:1.2rem}.geo-study .rr-cloth.rr-sleeve{margin:1rem auto}.geo-study .rr-plate{padding:1rem}.geo-study .rr-portrait{max-width:100%}}<\/style><nav class=\"geo-study r25-language-nav\" aria-label=\"Versiones completas del art\u00edculo\"><a href=\"#r25-es\" lang=\"es\">Espa\u00f1ol \u00b7 texto completo<\/a><a href=\"#r25-en\" lang=\"en\">English \u00b7 full article<\/a><a href=\"#r25-fr\" lang=\"fr\">Fran\u00e7ais \u00b7 texte int\u00e9gral<\/a><\/nav><article class=\"geo-study\" lang=\"es\" id=\"r25-es\"><header><p class=\"geo-kicker\">R25 \u00b7 Arqueolog\u00eda y paisaje \u00b7 Cuetzalan, Puebla<\/p><h1>Yohualichan: nichos de piedra, preguntas de historia<\/h1><p class=\"geo-deck\">Los nichos llaman la atenci\u00f3n. La pregunta que dejan es todav\u00eda m\u00e1s interesante: \u00bfqu\u00e9 un\u00eda a las ciudades de la sierra con El Taj\u00edn? Leer Yohualichan es aprender a distinguir lo que vemos de lo que a\u00fan necesitamos demostrar.<\/p><nav aria-label=\"Recorrido del art\u00edculo\"><a href=\"#r25-paisaje\">Piedra y relieve<\/a><a href=\"#r25-arquitectura\">Leer las formas<\/a><a href=\"#r25-relaciones\">Dos relatos<\/a><a href=\"#fuentes-contraste\">Fuentes y contraste<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1225#indice-articulos-es\">Todos los art\u00edculos<\/a><\/nav><\/header>\n<figure class=\"geo-hero\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-yohualichan-lievanomx-2010-20261104.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Panor\u00e1mica de Yohualichan: plataformas de piedra y edificios escalonados alrededor de un espacio abierto, entre \u00e1rboles de la sierra.\" loading=\"eager\"><figcaption>Yohualichan, Puebla \u00b7 3 de abril de 2010. Fotograf\u00eda de Lievanomx \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Panor%C3%A1mica_Yohualichan.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Procedencia y original \u2197<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>. Versi\u00f3n reducida para la web.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"geo-body\"><section id=\"r25-paisaje\"><h2>La monta\u00f1a tambi\u00e9n construy\u00f3 ciudades<\/h2><p>A quien llega a Yohualichan, la sierra le ofrece primero una relaci\u00f3n entre piedra y relieve. No es una ciudad antigua aislada de su paisaje: sus edificios se levantan sobre un terreno de monta\u00f1a, en la regi\u00f3n de Cuetzalan, Puebla. El Instituto Nacional de Antropolog\u00eda e Historia identifica el lugar como un asentamiento totonaco con arquitectura monumental, nichos caracter\u00edsticos y un juego de pelota de grandes dimensiones. Estas estructuras muestran que hablar de historia del Totonacapan exige mirar tambi\u00e9n m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de la costa veracruzana. <a href=\"#r25-s1\">[1]<\/a><\/p><p>La primera lectura puede empezar con algo sencillo: seguir con la mirada la relaci\u00f3n entre los edificios y el suelo que comparten. Una escalinata no existe sola; conduce a una plataforma. Una fachada se vuelve hacia un espacio donde pod\u00edan reunirse personas. Pensar en esas relaciones transforma una colecci\u00f3n de monumentos en una pregunta sobre la organizaci\u00f3n de la vida colectiva.<\/p><p>Esto cambia tambi\u00e9n nuestra imagen de la sierra. La pendiente no debe entenderse autom\u00e1ticamente como aislamiento. Para saber c\u00f3mo se comunicaban sus asentamientos hacen falta caminos, materiales, procedencias y fechas. El relieve plantea dificultades y oportunidades; no nos entrega, por s\u00ed mismo, el mapa de las relaciones pol\u00edticas.<\/p><\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"rr-plate\" id=\"r25-arquitectura\" aria-labelledby=\"r25-plate-title\"><p class=\"geo-kicker\">L\u00e1mina de lectura \u00b7 de la forma a la pregunta<\/p><h2 id=\"r25-plate-title\">Tres cosas que mirar despacio<\/h2><div class=\"rr-three\"><div class=\"rr-card\"><span class=\"rr-number\">01<\/span><div class=\"rr-niches\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i><\/i><i><\/i><i><\/i><\/div><h3>Nichos<\/h3><p>Repetici\u00f3n, profundidad y sombra. Comparar una forma exige mirar d\u00f3nde aparece y c\u00f3mo est\u00e1 construida, adem\u00e1s de reconocer su parecido.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"rr-card\"><span class=\"rr-number\">02<\/span><div class=\"rr-terraces\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><h3>Plataformas y patios<\/h3><p>Alturas, accesos y espacios abiertos. La pregunta es c\u00f3mo se articulan los edificios entre s\u00ed y con el terreno.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"rr-card\"><span class=\"rr-number\">03<\/span><div class=\"rr-court\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><h3>Juego de pelota<\/h3><p>Una instalaci\u00f3n con una forma y una escala propias. Identificarla no basta para reconstruir cada ceremonia o sus participantes.<\/p><\/div><\/div><p class=\"rr-piece-note\">Esquemas did\u00e1cticos originales del Instituto, sin escala. No son plantas, alzados ni reconstrucciones arqueol\u00f3gicas de edificios concretos. Elementos documentados en la <a href=\"https:\/\/lugares.inah.gob.mx\/es\/node\/4486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ficha y galer\u00eda del INAH \u2197<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>\n<div class=\"geo-body\"><section id=\"r25-relaciones\"><h2>Un parecido; dos relatos diferentes<\/h2><p>El parecido de ciertos nichos con la arquitectura de El Taj\u00edn invita a estudiar conexiones regionales. Pero una semejanza formal no resuelve por s\u00ed sola qu\u00e9 poblaciones se desplazaron, hacia d\u00f3nde ni en qu\u00e9 fechas exactas. De hecho, dos p\u00e1ginas oficiales del propio INAH presentan relatos distintos sobre la direcci\u00f3n hist\u00f3rica de esa relaci\u00f3n: una describe a Yohualichan como una avanzada de El Taj\u00edn; otra lo caracteriza como asentamiento temprano desde el que se habr\u00eda producido una migraci\u00f3n hacia El Taj\u00edn. Esta discrepancia debe conservarse como pregunta historiogr\u00e1fica a contrastar, no esconderse escogiendo la versi\u00f3n que suene m\u00e1s convincente. <a href=\"#r25-s1\">[1]<\/a> <a href=\"#r25-s2\">[2]<\/a><\/p><p>Hay una diferencia entre decir \u00abestos edificios comparten recursos arquitect\u00f3nicos\u00bb y decir \u00absus habitantes llegaron de aquella ciudad\u00bb. La primera afirmaci\u00f3n compara formas; la segunda reconstruye un movimiento humano. Para pasar de una a otra necesitamos pruebas adicionales. Tampoco \u00abrelaci\u00f3n\u00bb, \u00abinfluencia\u00bb y \u00abdominio\u00bb significan lo mismo: pueden corresponder a situaciones distintas y cambiar con el tiempo.<\/p><\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"rr-plate\" aria-labelledby=\"r25-two-title\"><p class=\"geo-kicker\">Contraste visible \u00b7 no son rutas comprobadas<\/p><h2 id=\"r25-two-title\">\u00bfEn qu\u00e9 direcci\u00f3n se cuenta la relaci\u00f3n?<\/h2><div class=\"rr-route\"><strong>El Taj\u00edn<\/strong><span class=\"rr-arrow\" aria-label=\"hacia\">\u2192<\/span><strong>Yohualichan<\/strong><\/div><p>La s\u00edntesis de <em>Lugares INAH<\/em> emplea la idea de una avanzada. <a href=\"#r25-s1\">[1]<\/a><\/p><div class=\"rr-route\"><strong>Yohualichan<\/strong><span class=\"rr-arrow\" aria-label=\"hacia\">\u2192<\/span><strong>El Taj\u00edn<\/strong><\/div><p>La ficha de zona arqueol\u00f3gica narra una migraci\u00f3n en sentido contrario. <a href=\"#r25-s2\">[2]<\/a><\/p><p class=\"rr-piece-note\">Las flechas representan relatos publicados, no itinerarios ni una conclusi\u00f3n de este art\u00edculo. La discrepancia permanece abierta.<\/p><\/section>\n<div class=\"geo-body\"><h2>Una regi\u00f3n con m\u00e1s de una voz<\/h2><p>La presentaci\u00f3n de <em>Divinos Se\u00f1ores de la Monta\u00f1a<\/em>, a cargo del arque\u00f3logo Arturo Pascual Soto en el Museo Amparo, introduce una clave \u00fatil: antes del control regional de El Taj\u00edn, distintas ciudades y gobernantes pod\u00edan compartir convenciones culturales. El parecido entre sus expresiones no obliga a imaginar una sola autoridad desde el principio. <a href=\"#r25-s3\">[3]<\/a><\/p><p>Esta perspectiva ampl\u00eda la pregunta, aunque no resuelve por s\u00ed sola la cronolog\u00eda de Yohualichan. En vez de buscar \u00fanicamente una ciudad que copia y otra que manda, permite investigar relaciones cambiantes: qu\u00e9 recursos se comparten, qu\u00e9 diferencias persisten y cu\u00e1ndo se reorganizan los centros de poder. Es una forma de evitar que una imagen atractiva \u2014dos pir\u00e1mides semejantes unidas por una flecha\u2014 sustituya a la historia.<\/p><h2>C\u00f3mo se comprueba una historia de piedra<\/h2><p>La arqueolog\u00eda no consiste \u00fanicamente en asignar una etiqueta \u00e9tnica a edificios. Trabaja con materiales, formas, excavaciones, cronolog\u00edas e interpretaciones revisables. Por eso el art\u00edculo puede guiar al lector desde lo visible \u2014nichos, patios, juego de pelota, plataformas\u2014 hasta lo que esos restos no dicen sin m\u00e1s: c\u00f3mo se nombraban sus habitantes, qu\u00e9 relaciones pol\u00edticas mantuvieron y qu\u00e9 cambios ocurrieron entre periodos. La documentaci\u00f3n oficial es imprescindible como punto de partida, pero las afirmaciones cronol\u00f3gicas fuertes deben cotejarse con bibliograf\u00eda especializada.<\/p><aside class=\"rr-aside\"><h3>La prueba que falta no se sustituye con una fecha<\/h3><p>Una fecha aislada de \u00abfundaci\u00f3n\u00bb o \u00abapogeo\u00bb no cuenta toda la historia de un asentamiento. La pregunta de investigaci\u00f3n es m\u00e1s precisa: \u00bfqu\u00e9 edificio, qu\u00e9 fase constructiva, qu\u00e9 material y qu\u00e9 contexto sustentan esa fecha? Para contrastar las dos versiones habr\u00eda que comparar esas secuencias en ambos sitios. El resultado podr\u00eda confirmar una relaci\u00f3n, matizarla o mostrar procesos distintos en momentos diferentes.<\/p><\/aside><h2>El presente no es una nota al pie<\/h2><p>Tambi\u00e9n importa el presente. Yohualichan se localiza en un entorno con poblaciones y tradiciones vivas, no en un vac\u00edo que empieza y termina con las ruinas. Eso no quiere decir que cada pr\u00e1ctica contempor\u00e1nea sea una continuidad directa demostrada de cada edificio antiguo. La relaci\u00f3n entre patrimonio arqueol\u00f3gico, comunidad y territorio merece investigaci\u00f3n propia y, en su caso, testimonios autorizados.<\/p><p>El recorrido puede continuar en Cuetzalan: en sus lenguas, sus tejidos y sus formas actuales de aprender y trabajar. Pasar de la piedra a esas vidas no consiste en hacerlas id\u00e9nticas a un pasado remoto. Consiste en reconocer que el territorio tiene historia, y que sus habitantes tienen derecho a contar su presente.<\/p><details id=\"fuentes-contraste\"><summary>Fuentes y contraste \u00b7 abrir la investigaci\u00f3n<\/summary><section class=\"r25-research-question\"><h3>Pregunta e hip\u00f3tesis que se contrastan<\/h3><p>\u00bfQu\u00e9 demuestra el parecido arquitect\u00f3nico entre Yohualichan y El Taj\u00edn? Se distinguen tres explicaciones que no son equivalentes: circulaci\u00f3n de formas y conocimientos; dependencia pol\u00edtica; desplazamiento de poblaci\u00f3n. Las dos fichas del INAH proponen direcciones hist\u00f3ricas diferentes. La lectura regional de Pascual Soto permite considerar convenciones compartidas entre autoridades distintas, pero no decide por s\u00ed sola cu\u00e1l de aquellas direcciones corresponde a Yohualichan.<\/p><h3>Evidencia, l\u00edmites y cuestiones abiertas<\/h3><p>Los nichos permiten comparar arquitectura; no prueban por s\u00ed solos una migraci\u00f3n. Para evaluar esa hip\u00f3tesis habr\u00eda que relacionar fases de construcci\u00f3n y contextos fechados, procedencia de materiales y cambios en los asentamientos de ambos sitios. Esta investigaci\u00f3n documental no ha realizado excavaciones ni consultado una secuencia estratigr\u00e1fica completa de Yohualichan. La discrepancia queda identificada para su contraste con informes arqueol\u00f3gicos especializados; tampoco se deriva de ella una continuidad autom\u00e1tica entre habitantes antiguos y comunidades actuales.<\/p><\/section><p>Las fuentes no tienen todas la misma funci\u00f3n. Este cuadro distingue lo que documentan, c\u00f3mo se relacionan y qu\u00e9 conclusi\u00f3n permite sostener cada una.<\/p><div class=\"geo-table-wrap\"><table><thead><tr><th>Fuente y localizaci\u00f3n<\/th><th>Qu\u00e9 aporta<\/th><th>Contraste y alcance<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr id=\"r25-s1\"><td><a href=\"https:\/\/lugares.inah.gob.mx\/es\/node\/4486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INAH \u00b7 Lugares, Yohualichan \u00b7 sin fecha visible \u2197<\/a><\/td><td>Presenta el asentamiento como una avanzada de El Taj\u00edn; describe nichos, plazas y un juego de pelota cercano a cien metros.<\/td><td>Discrepa de la otra s\u00edntesis del INAH en la direcci\u00f3n del relato. Una ficha de divulgaci\u00f3n no equivale a una secuencia estratigr\u00e1fica publicada.<\/td><\/tr><tr id=\"r25-s2\"><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inah.gob.mx\/zonas\/114-zona-arqueologica-de-yohualichan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INAH \u00b7 Zona Arqueol\u00f3gica de Yohualichan \u00b7 publicada el 27.09.2022; actualizada el 14.05.2026 \u2197<\/a><\/td><td>Sit\u00faa un apogeo hacia 600 d. C. y narra una migraci\u00f3n desde Yohualichan hacia El Taj\u00edn.<\/td><td>No la convertimos en conclusi\u00f3n definitiva: la direcci\u00f3n propuesta no coincide con [1]. Har\u00edan falta contextos fechados y una comparaci\u00f3n de materiales para sostener el desplazamiento.<\/td><\/tr><tr id=\"r25-s3\"><td><a href=\"https:\/\/museoamparo.com\/multimedia\/detalle\/3343_charla-inaugural-divinos-senores-de-la-montana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arturo Pascual Soto \u00b7 Museo Amparo \u00b7 Charla inaugural: Divinos Se\u00f1ores de la Monta\u00f1a \u00b7 25.11.2017 \u2197<\/a><\/td><td>La presentaci\u00f3n curatorial describe peque\u00f1as ciudades y distintos gobernantes, anteriores al control regional de El Taj\u00edn, con convenciones culturales compartidas.<\/td><td>Aporta una escala regional m\u00e1s compleja. La afinidad cultural no demuestra por s\u00ed misma una sola soberan\u00eda ni una migraci\u00f3n concreta. Aqu\u00ed se utiliza la descripci\u00f3n publicada de la charla, no una transcripci\u00f3n de su contenido audiovisual.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p class=\"rr-method\">Revisi\u00f3n documental: 7 de noviembre de 2026. Las referencias enlazan las publicaciones consultadas. Esta lectura distingue las descripciones institucionales de las interpretaciones del Instituto; no atribuye a las fuentes conclusiones que no expresan.<\/p><\/details>\n<details><summary>Abstract \u00b7 English \/ Fran\u00e7ais<\/summary><div lang=\"en\"><h3>Reading Yohualichan<\/h3><p>Yohualichan, in Puebla\u2019s mountain region, invites a careful distinction between architectural resemblance and demonstrated historical relationships. Two INAH summaries describe its connection with El Taj\u00edn in different directions. This article preserves that disagreement, uses a regional curatorial perspective to widen the question, and explains what evidence would be needed to evaluate migration or political dependence. The original diagrams are teaching aids, not archaeological reconstructions.<\/p><\/div><div lang=\"fr\"><h3>Lire Yohualichan<\/h3><p>Yohualichan, dans la sierra de Puebla, invite \u00e0 distinguer la ressemblance architecturale des relations historiques d\u00e9montr\u00e9es. Deux notices de l\u2019INAH d\u00e9crivent dans des sens diff\u00e9rents son rapport avec El Taj\u00edn. L\u2019article conserve ce d\u00e9saccord, \u00e9largit la question gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une lecture r\u00e9gionale et explique quelles preuves permettraient d\u2019\u00e9valuer une migration ou une d\u00e9pendance politique. Les sch\u00e9mas sont p\u00e9dagogiques, sans valeur de restitution arch\u00e9ologique.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n<p class=\"geo-cite\"><strong>C\u00f3mo citar:<\/strong> Instituto Internacional de Cultura del Totonacapan. \u00abYohualichan: nichos de piedra, preguntas de historia\u00bb. Colecci\u00f3n de art\u00edculos, R25. <a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1819\">https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1819<\/a>. Indique su fecha de consulta.<\/p><section class=\"geo-related\"><h3>Seguir leyendo<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1280\">Historia del Totonacapan: ciudades y transformaciones<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1803\">La sierra: relieve, clima y comunidades<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1821\">Una camisa infantil para aprender: textiles de Cuetzalan<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1225#indice-articulos-es\">\u00cdndice completo de art\u00edculos y temas<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/section><\/div><\/article><style>.r25-language-nav{display:flex;gap:1rem 1.7rem;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:1rem;border-block:1px solid #d5c8ac;font-size:1rem;margin:1.5rem auto}.r25-full-language{border-top:2px solid #af914f;padding:1.2rem clamp(.6rem,2vw,1.5rem);margin:2rem auto;background:#f8f4ea;scroll-margin-top:1rem}.r25-full-language>summary{cursor:pointer;font:400 clamp(1.25rem,3vw,1.7rem)\/1.5 Georgia,serif;color:#284b60}.r25-full-language>summary:focus-visible{outline:2px solid #87682b;outline-offset:6px}@media(max-width:650px){.geo-study[lang=\"en\"] td:nth-child(2):before{content:\"Contribution \u00b7 \"}.geo-study[lang=\"en\"] td:nth-child(3):before{content:\"Comparison \u00b7 \"}.geo-study[lang=\"fr\"] td:nth-child(2):before{content:\"Apport \u00b7 \"}.geo-study[lang=\"fr\"] td:nth-child(3):before{content:\"Confrontation \u00b7 \"}}<\/style><details id=\"r25-en\" class=\"geo-study r25-full-language\" lang=\"en\"><summary>English \u00b7 Full article, illustrations and sources<\/summary><article class=\"geo-study\" lang=\"en\" id=\"r25-en-article\"><header><p class=\"geo-kicker\">R25 \u00b7 Archaeology and landscape \u00b7 Cuetzalan, Puebla<\/p><h1>Yohualichan: stone niches, questions of history<\/h1><p class=\"geo-deck\">The niches catch the eye. The question they leave is even more interesting: what connected the mountain cities with El Taj\u00edn? Reading Yohualichan means learning to distinguish what we can see from what we still need to demonstrate.<\/p><nav aria-label=\"Article navigation\"><a href=\"#r25-paisaje-en\">Stone and terrain<\/a><a href=\"#r25-arquitectura-en\">Reading the forms<\/a><a href=\"#r25-relaciones-en\">Two accounts<\/a><a href=\"#fuentes-contraste-en\">Sources and comparison<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1225#indice-articulos-es\">All articles<\/a><\/nav><\/header>\n<figure class=\"geo-hero\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-yohualichan-lievanomx-2010-20261104.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Panorama of Yohualichan: stone platforms and stepped buildings around an open space, among trees in the mountains.\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Yohualichan, Puebla \u00b7 3 April 2010. Photograph by Lievanomx \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Panor%C3%A1mica_Yohualichan.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source and original \u2197<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>. Reduced version for the web.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"geo-body\"><section id=\"r25-paisaje-en\"><h2>Mountains also held cities<\/h2><p>For anyone arriving at Yohualichan, the mountains first reveal a relationship between stone and terrain. This is not an ancient city isolated from its landscape: its buildings stand on mountainous ground in the Cuetzalan region of Puebla. Mexico\u2019s National Institute of Anthropology and History identifies it as a Totonac settlement with monumental architecture, distinctive niches and a large ball court. These structures show why the history of Totonacapan also requires us to look beyond the coast of Veracruz. <a href=\"#r25-s1-en\">[1]<\/a><\/p><p>A first reading can begin with something simple: tracing the relationship between the buildings and the ground they share. A staircase does not exist alone; it leads to a platform. A fa\u00e7ade faces a space where people could gather. Thinking about these connections turns a collection of monuments into a question about how collective life was organised.<\/p><p>This also changes our picture of the mountains. A steep slope should not automatically be taken to mean isolation. Understanding how settlements communicated requires evidence of paths, materials, origins and dates. The terrain presents difficulties and opportunities; by itself, it does not give us a map of political relationships.<\/p><\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"rr-plate\" id=\"r25-arquitectura-en\" aria-labelledby=\"r25-plate-title-en\"><p class=\"geo-kicker\">Reading plate \u00b7 from form to question<\/p><h2 id=\"r25-plate-title-en\">Three things to look at slowly<\/h2><div class=\"rr-three\"><div class=\"rr-card\"><span class=\"rr-number\">01<\/span><div class=\"rr-niches\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i><\/i><i><\/i><i><\/i><\/div><h3>Niches<\/h3><p>Repetition, depth and shadow. Comparing a form means looking at where it appears and how it was built, as well as noticing a resemblance.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"rr-card\"><span class=\"rr-number\">02<\/span><div class=\"rr-terraces\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><h3>Platforms and courtyards<\/h3><p>Heights, approaches and open spaces. The question is how buildings connect with one another and with the ground.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"rr-card\"><span class=\"rr-number\">03<\/span><div class=\"rr-court\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><h3>Ball court<\/h3><p>A structure with its own form and scale. Identifying it is not enough to reconstruct every ceremony or its participants.<\/p><\/div><\/div><p class=\"rr-piece-note\">Original teaching diagrams by the Institute, not to scale. These are not plans, elevations or archaeological reconstructions of particular buildings. The elements are documented in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lugares.inah.gob.mx\/es\/node\/4486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INAH entry and gallery \u2197<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>\n<div class=\"geo-body\"><section id=\"r25-relaciones-en\"><h2>One resemblance; two different accounts<\/h2><p>The resemblance between certain niches and the architecture of El Taj\u00edn invites us to study regional connections. Yet a formal similarity alone cannot tell us which populations moved, in which direction or at precisely what dates. In fact, two official INAH pages give different accounts of the historical direction of this relationship: one describes Yohualichan as an outpost of El Taj\u00edn; the other presents it as an early settlement from which people are said to have migrated towards El Taj\u00edn. This discrepancy should remain a historical question to investigate, rather than being hidden by choosing whichever version sounds more convincing. <a href=\"#r25-s1-en\">[1]<\/a> <a href=\"#r25-s2-en\">[2]<\/a><\/p><p>There is a difference between saying \u201cthese buildings share architectural features\u201d and saying \u201ctheir inhabitants came from that city\u201d. The first statement compares forms; the second reconstructs human movement. Moving from one to the other requires additional evidence. Nor do \u201cconnection\u201d, \u201cinfluence\u201d and \u201cdomination\u201d mean the same thing: they can describe different situations and change over time.<\/p><\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"rr-plate\" aria-labelledby=\"r25-two-title-en\"><p class=\"geo-kicker\">Visible comparison \u00b7 not established routes<\/p><h2 id=\"r25-two-title-en\">In which direction is the relationship described?<\/h2><div class=\"rr-route\"><strong>El Taj\u00edn<\/strong><span class=\"rr-arrow\" aria-label=\"towards\">\u2192<\/span><strong>Yohualichan<\/strong><\/div><p>The summary in <em>Lugares INAH<\/em> uses the idea of an outpost. <a href=\"#r25-s1-en\">[1]<\/a><\/p><div class=\"rr-route\"><strong>Yohualichan<\/strong><span class=\"rr-arrow\" aria-label=\"towards\">\u2192<\/span><strong>El Taj\u00edn<\/strong><\/div><p>The archaeological-zone entry describes migration in the opposite direction. <a href=\"#r25-s2-en\">[2]<\/a><\/p><p class=\"rr-piece-note\">The arrows represent published accounts, not itineraries or a conclusion of this article. The discrepancy remains open.<\/p><\/section>\n<div class=\"geo-body\"><h2>A region with more than one voice<\/h2><p>The presentation of <em>Divinos Se\u00f1ores de la Monta\u00f1a<\/em>, by archaeologist Arturo Pascual Soto at the Museo Amparo, offers a useful insight: before El Taj\u00edn exercised regional control, different cities and rulers could share cultural conventions. Similarity between their expressions does not require us to imagine a single authority from the outset. <a href=\"#r25-s3-en\">[3]<\/a><\/p><p>This perspective broadens the question, although it does not by itself resolve Yohualichan\u2019s chronology. Instead of looking only for one city that copies and another that commands, it allows us to investigate changing relationships: which features are shared, which differences persist, and when centres of power are reorganised. It prevents an attractive image\u2014two similar pyramids joined by an arrow\u2014from taking the place of history.<\/p><h2>How a history in stone is tested<\/h2><p>Archaeology involves more than assigning an ethnic label to buildings. It works with materials, forms, excavations, chronologies and interpretations that can be revised. The article can therefore guide readers from what is visible\u2014niches, courtyards, the ball court and platforms\u2014to what these remains do not simply tell us: what inhabitants called themselves, what political relationships they maintained, and what changed between periods. Official documentation is an essential starting point, but strong chronological claims must be checked against specialist research.<\/p><aside class=\"rr-aside\"><h3>A date cannot replace missing evidence<\/h3><p>An isolated date of \u201cfoundation\u201d or \u201cpeak\u201d does not tell the whole history of a settlement. The research question is more precise: which building, construction phase, material and context support that date? Testing the two accounts would require comparing these sequences at both sites. The result might confirm a relationship, qualify it, or reveal different processes at different times.<\/p><\/aside><h2>The present is not a footnote<\/h2><p>The present matters too. Yohualichan stands amid living populations and traditions, not in a vacuum that begins and ends with ruins. This does not mean that every contemporary practice is a demonstrated direct continuation of every ancient building. The relationship between archaeological heritage, community and territory deserves research of its own and, where appropriate, testimony shared with permission.<\/p><p>The journey can continue in Cuetzalan: through its languages, textiles, and present-day ways of learning and working. Moving from stone to these lives does not mean making them identical to a distant past. It means recognising that the territory has a history and that its inhabitants have the right to tell their own present.<\/p><details id=\"fuentes-contraste-en\"><summary>Sources and comparison \u00b7 explore the research<\/summary><section class=\"r25-research-question\"><h3>Research question and competing hypotheses<\/h3><p>What does the architectural resemblance between Yohualichan and El Taj\u00edn demonstrate? Three explanations must be distinguished: the circulation of forms and knowledge; political dependence; and population movement. They are not equivalent. The two INAH entries propose different historical directions. Pascual Soto\u2019s regional interpretation allows us to consider conventions shared by different authorities, but does not by itself decide which of those directions applies to Yohualichan.<\/p><h3>Evidence, limits and open questions<\/h3><p>Niches allow architectural comparison; alone, they do not prove migration. Evaluating that hypothesis would require relating construction phases and dated contexts, the origins of materials, and changes in the settlements at both sites. This documentary study has not carried out excavations or consulted a complete stratigraphic sequence for Yohualichan. The discrepancy is identified for further comparison with specialist archaeological reports; it does not establish automatic continuity between ancient inhabitants and present-day communities.<\/p><\/section><p>Not all sources serve the same purpose. This table distinguishes what they document, how they relate to one another, and which conclusions each can support.<\/p><div class=\"geo-table-wrap\"><table><thead><tr><th>Source and location<\/th><th>Contribution<\/th><th>Comparison and scope<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr id=\"r25-s1-en\"><td><a href=\"https:\/\/lugares.inah.gob.mx\/es\/node\/4486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INAH \u00b7 Lugares, Yohualichan \u00b7 no date visible \u2197<\/a><\/td><td>Presents the settlement as an outpost of El Taj\u00edn; describes niches, plazas and a ball court nearly one hundred metres long.<\/td><td>Differs from the other INAH summary over the direction of the account. A public-information entry is not equivalent to a published stratigraphic sequence.<\/td><\/tr><tr id=\"r25-s2-en\"><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inah.gob.mx\/zonas\/114-zona-arqueologica-de-yohualichan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INAH \u00b7 Zona Arqueol\u00f3gica de Yohualichan \u00b7 published 27 September 2022; updated 14 May 2026 \u2197<\/a><\/td><td>Places a peak around AD 600 and describes migration from Yohualichan towards El Taj\u00edn.<\/td><td>We do not turn this into a definitive conclusion: the proposed direction does not agree with [1]. Dated contexts and comparison of materials would be needed to support the movement.<\/td><\/tr><tr id=\"r25-s3-en\"><td><a href=\"https:\/\/museoamparo.com\/multimedia\/detalle\/3343_charla-inaugural-divinos-senores-de-la-montana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arturo Pascual Soto \u00b7 Museo Amparo \u00b7 Charla inaugural: Divinos Se\u00f1ores de la Monta\u00f1a \u00b7 25 November 2017 \u2197<\/a><\/td><td>The curatorial presentation describes small cities and different rulers, before El Taj\u00edn\u2019s regional control, sharing cultural conventions.<\/td><td>Adds a more complex regional scale. Cultural affinity alone does not demonstrate a single sovereignty or a particular migration. This article uses the published description of the talk, not a transcript of its audiovisual content.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p class=\"rr-method\">Documentary review: 7 November 2026. The references link to the publications consulted. This reading distinguishes institutional descriptions from the Institute\u2019s interpretations; it does not attribute conclusions to sources that do not state them.<\/p><\/details>\n\n<p class=\"geo-cite\"><strong>How to cite:<\/strong> Instituto Internacional de Cultura del Totonacapan. \u201cYohualichan: stone niches, questions of history\u201d. Article collection, R25. <a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1819\">https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1819<\/a>. Include your access date.<\/p><section class=\"geo-related\"><h3>Continue reading<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1280\">History of Totonacapan: cities and transformations<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1803\">The mountains: terrain, climate and communities<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1821\">A child\u2019s shirt for learning: textiles from Cuetzalan<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1225#indice-articulos-es\">Complete index of articles and themes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/section><\/div><\/article><\/details><details id=\"r25-fr\" class=\"geo-study r25-full-language\" lang=\"fr\"><summary>Fran\u00e7ais \u00b7 Article int\u00e9gral, illustrations et sources<\/summary><article class=\"geo-study\" lang=\"fr\" id=\"r25-fr-article\"><header><p class=\"geo-kicker\">R25 \u00b7 Arch\u00e9ologie et paysage \u00b7 Cuetzalan, Puebla<\/p><h1>Yohualichan : niches de pierre, questions d\u2019histoire<\/h1><p class=\"geo-deck\">Les niches attirent le regard. La question qu\u2019elles laissent est plus int\u00e9ressante encore : qu\u2019est-ce qui reliait les villes de la sierra \u00e0 El Taj\u00edn ? Lire Yohualichan, c\u2019est apprendre \u00e0 distinguer ce que nous voyons de ce qu\u2019il reste \u00e0 d\u00e9montrer.<\/p><nav aria-label=\"Parcours de l\u2019article\"><a href=\"#r25-paisaje-fr\">Pierre et relief<\/a><a href=\"#r25-arquitectura-fr\">Lire les formes<\/a><a href=\"#r25-relaciones-fr\">Deux r\u00e9cits<\/a><a href=\"#fuentes-contraste-fr\">Sources et confrontation<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1225#indice-articulos-es\">Tous les articles<\/a><\/nav><\/header>\n<figure class=\"geo-hero\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/iict-yohualichan-lievanomx-2010-20261104.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Vue panoramique de Yohualichan : plateformes de pierre et b\u00e2timents \u00e0 gradins autour d\u2019un espace ouvert, parmi les arbres de la sierra.\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Yohualichan, Puebla \u00b7 3 avril 2010. Photographie de Lievanomx \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Panor%C3%A1mica_Yohualichan.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Provenance et original \u2197<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>. Version r\u00e9duite pour le Web.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"geo-body\"><section id=\"r25-paisaje-fr\"><h2>La montagne aussi a b\u00e2ti des villes<\/h2><p>\u00c0 qui arrive \u00e0 Yohualichan, la sierra offre d\u2019abord une relation entre pierre et relief. Ce n\u2019est pas une ville ancienne isol\u00e9e de son paysage : ses b\u00e2timents s\u2019\u00e9l\u00e8vent sur un terrain montagneux, dans la r\u00e9gion de Cuetzalan, dans l\u2019\u00c9tat de Puebla. L\u2019Institut national d\u2019anthropologie et d\u2019histoire du Mexique pr\u00e9sente le lieu comme un \u00e9tablissement totonaque dot\u00e9 d\u2019une architecture monumentale, de niches caract\u00e9ristiques et d\u2019un grand terrain de jeu de balle. Ces structures montrent que parler de l\u2019histoire du Totonacapan exige aussi de regarder au-del\u00e0 de la c\u00f4te de Veracruz. <a href=\"#r25-s1-fr\">[1]<\/a><\/p><p>Une premi\u00e8re lecture peut commencer simplement : suivre du regard la relation entre les b\u00e2timents et le sol qu\u2019ils partagent. Un escalier n\u2019existe pas seul ; il m\u00e8ne \u00e0 une plateforme. Une fa\u00e7ade se tourne vers un espace o\u00f9 des personnes pouvaient se r\u00e9unir. R\u00e9fl\u00e9chir \u00e0 ces relations transforme un ensemble de monuments en une question sur l\u2019organisation de la vie collective.<\/p><p>Cela change aussi notre image de la sierra. La pente ne doit pas \u00eatre automatiquement assimil\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019isolement. Comprendre comment ses \u00e9tablissements communiquaient exige des chemins, des mat\u00e9riaux, des provenances et des dates. Le relief pr\u00e9sente des difficult\u00e9s et des possibilit\u00e9s ; \u00e0 lui seul, il ne fournit pas la carte des relations politiques.<\/p><\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"rr-plate\" id=\"r25-arquitectura-fr\" aria-labelledby=\"r25-plate-title-fr\"><p class=\"geo-kicker\">Planche de lecture \u00b7 de la forme \u00e0 la question<\/p><h2 id=\"r25-plate-title-fr\">Trois choses \u00e0 regarder lentement<\/h2><div class=\"rr-three\"><div class=\"rr-card\"><span class=\"rr-number\">01<\/span><div class=\"rr-niches\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i><\/i><i><\/i><i><\/i><\/div><h3>Niches<\/h3><p>R\u00e9p\u00e9tition, profondeur et ombre. Comparer une forme suppose de regarder o\u00f9 elle appara\u00eet et comment elle est construite, au-del\u00e0 de sa ressemblance.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"rr-card\"><span class=\"rr-number\">02<\/span><div class=\"rr-terraces\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><h3>Plateformes et cours<\/h3><p>Hauteurs, acc\u00e8s et espaces ouverts. La question est de comprendre comment les b\u00e2timents s\u2019articulent entre eux et avec le terrain.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"rr-card\"><span class=\"rr-number\">03<\/span><div class=\"rr-court\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><h3>Terrain de jeu de balle<\/h3><p>Une installation dot\u00e9e d\u2019une forme et d\u2019une \u00e9chelle propres. L\u2019identifier ne suffit pas \u00e0 reconstituer chaque c\u00e9r\u00e9monie ou ses participants.<\/p><\/div><\/div><p class=\"rr-piece-note\">Sch\u00e9mas p\u00e9dagogiques originaux de l\u2019Institut, sans \u00e9chelle. Il ne s\u2019agit ni de plans, ni d\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9vations, ni de restitutions arch\u00e9ologiques de b\u00e2timents pr\u00e9cis. \u00c9l\u00e9ments document\u00e9s dans la <a href=\"https:\/\/lugares.inah.gob.mx\/es\/node\/4486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">notice et la galerie de l\u2019INAH \u2197<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>\n<div class=\"geo-body\"><section id=\"r25-relaciones-fr\"><h2>Une ressemblance ; deux r\u00e9cits diff\u00e9rents<\/h2><p>La ressemblance de certaines niches avec l\u2019architecture d\u2019El Taj\u00edn invite \u00e0 \u00e9tudier des connexions r\u00e9gionales. Mais une similitude formelle ne permet pas, \u00e0 elle seule, de d\u00e9terminer quelles populations se sont d\u00e9plac\u00e9es, dans quelle direction ni \u00e0 quelles dates pr\u00e9cises. Deux pages officielles de l\u2019INAH proposent d\u2019ailleurs des r\u00e9cits diff\u00e9rents sur le sens historique de cette relation : l\u2019une d\u00e9crit Yohualichan comme un avant-poste d\u2019El Taj\u00edn ; l\u2019autre le pr\u00e9sente comme un \u00e9tablissement ancien d\u2019o\u00f9 serait partie une migration vers El Taj\u00edn. Cette divergence doit \u00eatre conserv\u00e9e comme une question historiographique \u00e0 examiner, plut\u00f4t que masqu\u00e9e en choisissant la version qui semble la plus convaincante. <a href=\"#r25-s1-fr\">[1]<\/a> <a href=\"#r25-s2-fr\">[2]<\/a><\/p><p>Dire \u00ab ces b\u00e2timents partagent des \u00e9l\u00e9ments architecturaux \u00bb n\u2019\u00e9quivaut pas \u00e0 dire \u00ab leurs habitants sont venus de cette ville \u00bb. La premi\u00e8re affirmation compare des formes ; la seconde reconstitue un d\u00e9placement humain. Pour passer de l\u2019une \u00e0 l\u2019autre, il faut des preuves suppl\u00e9mentaires. \u00ab Relation \u00bb, \u00ab influence \u00bb et \u00ab domination \u00bb ne signifient pas non plus la m\u00eame chose : ces termes peuvent correspondre \u00e0 des situations diff\u00e9rentes et \u00e9voluer avec le temps.<\/p><\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"rr-plate\" aria-labelledby=\"r25-two-title-fr\"><p class=\"geo-kicker\">Confrontation visible \u00b7 sans itin\u00e9raires \u00e9tablis<\/p><h2 id=\"r25-two-title-fr\">Dans quel sens la relation est-elle racont\u00e9e ?<\/h2><div class=\"rr-route\"><strong>El Taj\u00edn<\/strong><span class=\"rr-arrow\" aria-label=\"vers\">\u2192<\/span><strong>Yohualichan<\/strong><\/div><p>La synth\u00e8se de <em>Lugares INAH<\/em> emploie l\u2019id\u00e9e d\u2019un avant-poste. <a href=\"#r25-s1-fr\">[1]<\/a><\/p><div class=\"rr-route\"><strong>Yohualichan<\/strong><span class=\"rr-arrow\" aria-label=\"vers\">\u2192<\/span><strong>El Taj\u00edn<\/strong><\/div><p>La notice de la zone arch\u00e9ologique raconte une migration dans le sens inverse. <a href=\"#r25-s2-fr\">[2]<\/a><\/p><p class=\"rr-piece-note\">Les fl\u00e8ches repr\u00e9sentent des r\u00e9cits publi\u00e9s, et non des itin\u00e9raires ou une conclusion de cet article. La divergence reste ouverte.<\/p><\/section>\n<div class=\"geo-body\"><h2>Une r\u00e9gion \u00e0 plusieurs voix<\/h2><p>La pr\u00e9sentation de <em>Divinos Se\u00f1ores de la Monta\u00f1a<\/em>, par l\u2019arch\u00e9ologue Arturo Pascual Soto au Museo Amparo, apporte une cl\u00e9 utile : avant le contr\u00f4le r\u00e9gional d\u2019El Taj\u00edn, des villes et des souverains diff\u00e9rents pouvaient partager des conventions culturelles. La ressemblance de leurs expressions n\u2019oblige pas \u00e0 imaginer une autorit\u00e9 unique d\u00e8s le d\u00e9part. <a href=\"#r25-s3-fr\">[3]<\/a><\/p><p>Cette perspective \u00e9largit la question, sans r\u00e9soudre \u00e0 elle seule la chronologie de Yohualichan. Au lieu de chercher uniquement une ville qui copie et une autre qui commande, elle permet d\u2019\u00e9tudier des relations changeantes : quels \u00e9l\u00e9ments sont partag\u00e9s, quelles diff\u00e9rences persistent et quand les centres de pouvoir se r\u00e9organisent. Elle \u00e9vite qu\u2019une image s\u00e9duisante \u2014 deux pyramides semblables reli\u00e9es par une fl\u00e8che \u2014 se substitue \u00e0 l\u2019histoire.<\/p><h2>Comment v\u00e9rifier une histoire de pierre<\/h2><p>L\u2019arch\u00e9ologie ne consiste pas uniquement \u00e0 attribuer une \u00e9tiquette ethnique \u00e0 des b\u00e2timents. Elle travaille sur des mat\u00e9riaux, des formes, des fouilles, des chronologies et des interpr\u00e9tations r\u00e9visables. L\u2019article peut donc conduire le lecteur du visible \u2014 niches, cours, terrain de jeu de balle, plateformes \u2014 \u00e0 ce que ces vestiges ne disent pas d\u2019eux-m\u00eames : comment leurs habitants se nommaient, quelles relations politiques ils entretenaient et quels changements se sont produits entre les p\u00e9riodes. La documentation officielle constitue un point de d\u00e9part indispensable, mais les affirmations chronologiques fortes doivent \u00eatre confront\u00e9es \u00e0 la recherche sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e.<\/p><aside class=\"rr-aside\"><h3>Une date ne remplace pas la preuve manquante<\/h3><p>Une date isol\u00e9e de \u00ab fondation \u00bb ou d\u2019\u00ab apog\u00e9e \u00bb ne raconte pas toute l\u2019histoire d\u2019un \u00e9tablissement. La question de recherche est plus pr\u00e9cise : quel b\u00e2timent, quelle phase de construction, quel mat\u00e9riau et quel contexte \u00e9tayent cette date ? Pour confronter les deux versions, il faudrait comparer ces s\u00e9quences dans les deux sites. Le r\u00e9sultat pourrait confirmer une relation, la nuancer ou montrer des processus diff\u00e9rents \u00e0 des moments diff\u00e9rents.<\/p><\/aside><h2>Le pr\u00e9sent n\u2019est pas une note de bas de page<\/h2><p>Le pr\u00e9sent compte aussi. Yohualichan se situe dans un environnement de populations et de traditions vivantes, non dans un vide qui commence et s\u2019ach\u00e8ve avec les ruines. Cela ne signifie pas que chaque pratique contemporaine soit la continuation directe et d\u00e9montr\u00e9e de chaque b\u00e2timent ancien. La relation entre patrimoine arch\u00e9ologique, communaut\u00e9 et territoire m\u00e9rite une recherche propre et, le cas \u00e9ch\u00e9ant, des t\u00e9moignages recueillis avec autorisation.<\/p><p>Le parcours peut se poursuivre \u00e0 Cuetzalan : dans ses langues, ses textiles et ses mani\u00e8res actuelles d\u2019apprendre et de travailler. Passer de la pierre \u00e0 ces vies ne consiste pas \u00e0 les rendre identiques \u00e0 un pass\u00e9 lointain. C\u2019est reconna\u00eetre que le territoire a une histoire et que ses habitants ont le droit de raconter leur pr\u00e9sent.<\/p><details id=\"fuentes-contraste-fr\"><summary>Sources et confrontation \u00b7 explorer la recherche<\/summary><section class=\"r25-research-question\"><h3>Question de recherche et hypoth\u00e8ses confront\u00e9es<\/h3><p>Que d\u00e9montre la ressemblance architecturale entre Yohualichan et El Taj\u00edn ? Trois explications doivent \u00eatre distingu\u00e9es : la circulation des formes et des savoirs ; la d\u00e9pendance politique ; le d\u00e9placement de population. Elles ne sont pas \u00e9quivalentes. Les deux notices de l\u2019INAH proposent des directions historiques diff\u00e9rentes. La lecture r\u00e9gionale de Pascual Soto permet d\u2019envisager des conventions partag\u00e9es par des autorit\u00e9s distinctes, mais ne d\u00e9termine pas \u00e0 elle seule laquelle de ces directions correspond \u00e0 Yohualichan.<\/p><h3>Preuves, limites et questions ouvertes<\/h3><p>Les niches permettent de comparer des architectures ; \u00e0 elles seules, elles ne prouvent pas une migration. Pour \u00e9valuer cette hypoth\u00e8se, il faudrait mettre en relation les phases de construction et les contextes dat\u00e9s, la provenance des mat\u00e9riaux et les transformations des \u00e9tablissements dans les deux sites. Cette recherche documentaire n\u2019a r\u00e9alis\u00e9 ni fouilles ni consultation d\u2019une s\u00e9quence stratigraphique compl\u00e8te de Yohualichan. La divergence est identifi\u00e9e pour \u00eatre confront\u00e9e \u00e0 des rapports arch\u00e9ologiques sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s ; elle ne permet pas non plus de d\u00e9duire une continuit\u00e9 automatique entre habitants anciens et communaut\u00e9s actuelles.<\/p><\/section><p>Les sources n\u2019ont pas toutes la m\u00eame fonction. Ce tableau distingue ce qu\u2019elles documentent, leurs relations et les conclusions que chacune permet d\u2019\u00e9tayer.<\/p><div class=\"geo-table-wrap\"><table><thead><tr><th>Source et localisation<\/th><th>Apport<\/th><th>Confrontation et port\u00e9e<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr id=\"r25-s1-fr\"><td><a href=\"https:\/\/lugares.inah.gob.mx\/es\/node\/4486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INAH \u00b7 Lugares, Yohualichan \u00b7 sans date visible \u2197<\/a><\/td><td>Pr\u00e9sente l\u2019\u00e9tablissement comme un avant-poste d\u2019El Taj\u00edn ; d\u00e9crit les niches, les places et un terrain de jeu de balle long de pr\u00e8s de cent m\u00e8tres.<\/td><td>Diff\u00e8re de l\u2019autre synth\u00e8se de l\u2019INAH quant au sens du r\u00e9cit. Une notice de vulgarisation n\u2019\u00e9quivaut pas \u00e0 une s\u00e9quence stratigraphique publi\u00e9e.<\/td><\/tr><tr id=\"r25-s2-fr\"><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inah.gob.mx\/zonas\/114-zona-arqueologica-de-yohualichan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INAH \u00b7 Zona Arqueol\u00f3gica de Yohualichan \u00b7 publi\u00e9e le 27 septembre 2022 ; mise \u00e0 jour le 14 mai 2026 \u2197<\/a><\/td><td>Situe un apog\u00e9e vers 600 apr. J.-C. et raconte une migration de Yohualichan vers El Taj\u00edn.<\/td><td>Nous n\u2019en faisons pas une conclusion d\u00e9finitive : le sens propos\u00e9 ne concorde pas avec [1]. Des contextes dat\u00e9s et une comparaison des mat\u00e9riaux seraient n\u00e9cessaires pour \u00e9tayer le d\u00e9placement.<\/td><\/tr><tr id=\"r25-s3-fr\"><td><a href=\"https:\/\/museoamparo.com\/multimedia\/detalle\/3343_charla-inaugural-divinos-senores-de-la-montana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arturo Pascual Soto \u00b7 Museo Amparo \u00b7 Charla inaugural: Divinos Se\u00f1ores de la Monta\u00f1a \u00b7 25 novembre 2017 \u2197<\/a><\/td><td>La pr\u00e9sentation du commissaire d\u00e9crit de petites villes et des souverains diff\u00e9rents, ant\u00e9rieurs au contr\u00f4le r\u00e9gional d\u2019El Taj\u00edn, partageant des conventions culturelles.<\/td><td>Apporte une \u00e9chelle r\u00e9gionale plus complexe. L\u2019affinit\u00e9 culturelle ne d\u00e9montre \u00e0 elle seule ni une souverainet\u00e9 unique ni une migration particuli\u00e8re. L\u2019article utilise ici la description publi\u00e9e de la conf\u00e9rence, et non une transcription de son contenu audiovisuel.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p class=\"rr-method\">Revue documentaire : 7 novembre 2026. Les r\u00e9f\u00e9rences renvoient aux publications consult\u00e9es. Cette lecture distingue les descriptions institutionnelles des interpr\u00e9tations de l\u2019Institut ; elle n\u2019attribue pas aux sources des conclusions qu\u2019elles n\u2019expriment pas.<\/p><\/details>\n\n<p class=\"geo-cite\"><strong>Pour citer cet article :<\/strong> Instituto Internacional de Cultura del Totonacapan. \u00ab Yohualichan : niches de pierre, questions d\u2019histoire \u00bb. Collection d\u2019articles, R25. <a href=\"https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1819\">https:\/\/totonacapan.com\/?page_id=1819<\/a>. 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