Editing Chalchiuhtlicue (section)

==Archaeological records==
[[File:Chalchiuhtlicue copy.jpg|thumb|Chalchiuhtlicue in [[Codex Borgia]], page 65. Chalchiuhtlicue pictured at right.]]

Chalchiutlicue is depicted in several central Mexican manuscripts, including the [[Pre-Columbian]] [[Codex Borgia]] (plates 11 and 65), the 16th century [[Codex Borbonicus]] (page 5), the 16th century [[Codex Ríos]] (page 17), and the [[Florentine Codex]] (plate 11). When represented through sculpture, Chalchiutlicue is often carved from green stone in accordance with her name.

[[Pyramid of the Moon|The Pyramid of the Moon]] is a large pyramid located in Teotihuacán, the dominant political power in the [[Mexican Plateau|central Mexican region]] during the [[Mesoamerican chronology#Classic Era|Early Classic period]] (ca. 200–600 CE). The pyramid is thought to have been at one point dedicated to Chalchiutlicue. It accompanies The Pyramid of the Sun, which is thought to have been dedicated to Chalchiutlicue's husband Tlaloc.

In the mid-19th century, archaeologists unearthed a 20-ton monolithic sculpture depicting a water goddess that is believed to be Chalchiuhtlicue from underneath The Pyramid of the Moon. The sculpture was excavated from the plaza forecourt of the [[Pyramid of the Moon]] structure. The sculpture was relocated by [[Leopoldo Batres]] to Mexico City in 1889, where it is presently in the collection of the [[Museo Nacional de Antropología]].<ref>Berlo 1992: 138; Pasztory 1997: 87–89.</ref>
[[File:Teotihuacán - Chalchiuhtlicue.jpg|thumb|Statue of Chalchiuhtlicue (or other water goddess) from the [[Pyramid of the Moon]]|alt=|left]]