The rise of the Teuchitlán tradition in Jaliso after A.D. 200 marked changes in society. Construction of monumental surface architecture took the place of monumental shaft tombs, veneration of elite ancestors became less important, the layout of sites changed from cross-shaped to circular, social ranking gave way to stratification, and social positions became more important than who held them.

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