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TABLE 1. — Characteristics of the sites analysed in this paper.
Site NameApproximateType of contextNumber of faunal remains analyzedSieving methodReferencesMain range oftotalArea excavatedLocationEnvironmentsite occupationsurfaceEl SalitreTula metropole,Marshy fields900-1100 ADUnknown2 pits – 11 m²Ceremonial?127NoneEquihua 2007Central MexicoTizayucaHidalgo Tizayuca, HidalgoXeric shrublands200-700 AD; 900-1100 AD; 1250-1521 ADUnknown6 sectors> 10 000 m²Urban (domestic and civicoceremonial compounds)3327NoneEquihua 2008CalixtlahuacaToluca, Edo de MéxicoLerma valley1130-1530 AD264 ha934.6 m²domestic7056 mm meshSmith 2010JR74Jerécuaro, GuanajuatoLerma valley; palaeolake?200-400 ADUnknownc. 250 m²Civico- ceremonial?4745 mm, only for specific contextsFaugère pers. obs.Mich.215Zacapu, MichoacanLomas; Island on a marshy field/ palaeolake500-900 AD> 7 000 m²UnknownNecropolis; civico- ceremonial center1 8085 mm meshPereira 1999, 2010Mich.23Zacapu, MichoacanMalpais; Xeric shrublands600-1200 ADc. 50 ha14 m²Urban (civico- ceremonial and elite platforms)4985 & 2 mm meshForest 2014; Jadot 2013Western MexicoMich.31Zacapu, MichoacanMalpais; Recent volcanic lava flow1200-1450 AD37 ha> 900 m²Urban (domestic and civicoceremonial compounds)24885 & 2 mm meshManin et al. 2015AngamucoPatzcuaro, MichoacanMalpais; Xeric shrublands and pine- oak forest1000-1350 ADUnknownUnknownUrban (domestic, civico- ceremonial and funerary compounds)NoneFisher et al. 2011Barajas massifPenjamo, Guanajuato400-950 ADUnknownUnknownUrban (domestic, civico- ceremonial and funerary compounds)30NonePereira 2008Barajas massifPenjamo, Guanajuato1300-1500 ADUnknownUnknownNomadic camp154None