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Aztatlán is a pre-Hispanic culture and trade tradition inMesoamerica that occurred during thePost-classic period, from around AD 850 to 1350+. The Aztatlán region spanned the modern Mexican states ofSinaloa,Nayarit, andJalisco as well as some portions ofDurango,Zacatecas, andMichoacán. Elites living in the coastal and highland began having marriage alliances which facilitated the trade of prestige goods between the two areas. Colorful feathers, cacao, cotton, obsidian, and maguey-fiber were commonly traded.[1]
Thereis some confusion as to if Aztatlán represents the mythicalAztlán, but without any evidence, there is no scientific basis to associate these two words. One is used for scholarly studies about a specific culture, one as a mystical place of origin. Aztatlán-style archeological artifacts dated to 900 AD were discovered in 2022 aroundMazatlán (place of deer).[2]
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