Paso de la Amada

Paso de la Amada (from Spanish: "beloved's pass") is an archaeological site in the Mexican state of Chiapas on the Gulf of Tehuantepec, in the Mazatán part of Soconusco region of Mesoamerica.

John E. Clark and Michael Blake conducted research with the idea that the mounds might give some insight into Early Formative social structure and strata.

Mound 6 began as a public social meeting house, however as time went on it became smaller, allowing for fewer people to congregate inside its walls.

The reason Mound 6 is such a significant and relevant discovery is for the fact that we do not possess many ways to find out about the political structure of these early societies.

However, in the search for the existence of political power of governing persons, Mound 6 at Paso de la Amada provides evidence and allows for discussion and speculation.

Paso de la Amada and other Formative Period sites, as of approximately 900 BC.
Ballplayer Figure from Paso de la Amada, 900-600 BC. Jadeite, Walters Art Museum
Chronology of the Early Formative Period in the Soconusco Region, Mexico
Ceramic figures from Paseo de la Amada, 1700-1300 BCE, Regional Museum of Anthropology and History of Chiapas in Tuxla