Category:Cave sites in Mesoamerican archaeology

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The main article for this category is List of archaeological caves in Mexico.

This category contains articles relating to natural cave formations in the Mesoamerican region, which are of archaeological significance to the study of Mesoamerica's pre-Columbian cultures.

Caves were imbued with mythological and ritualised significance in Mesoamerican cultures, both as symbolic sources of fertility or riches and as entranceways to the Underworld providing symbolic connections from the terrestrial plane to other mythological realms.

Such sites are frequently adorned with Mesoamerican inscriptions and other imagery, with others also yielding physical artefacts such as ceramics and other signs of occupation and ritual.