Food storage was a significant urban function.

Archaeological evidence shows large storage pits scattered across the site, some containing the carbonized remains of corn, seeds, and other plant foods.

The ability to store food at scale was essential to supporting an urban population that was not entirely self-sufficient in food production, and the organization of food storage implies the kind of administrative capacity to manage surpluses and distributions that characterizes complex societies everywhere.

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