In the territories of the former lakes in the Basin of Mexico, a tlatel was an insular settlement associated with the exploitation of lacustrine resources. This study examines the stratigraphy and geomorphological context of three tlateles in the eastern part of the former Lake Texcoco and correlates their phases of development with regional paleoclimatic trends from the seventh century b.c. to the sixteenth century. The results of this research indicate that fluvio-lacustrine (i.e., deltaic) sedimentation and freshwater springs in the lake basin were important features for the establishment of tlatel settlements in the highly dynamic and saline lacustrine environment. The formation and abandonment of the studied tlateles correlate with changes in other settlements and developments recorded in other parts of Lake Texcoco. Sites and sediments in the eastern part of Lake Texcoco provide proxy information on the lacustrine changes that accompanied the development of Tenochtitlan and other lacustrine settlements in its western part.

在墨西哥盆地的前湖泊领土上，一个tlatel是一个与开发湖泊资源相关的岛屿定居点。本研究考察了前特斯科科湖东部三个地区的地层学和地貌背景，并将它们的发展阶段与公元前 7 世纪至 16 世纪的区域古气候趋势联系起来。这项研究的结果表明，湖盆中的河湖（即三角洲）沉积和淡水泉水是在高度动态和盐碱湖环境中建立部落聚落的重要特征。研究的形成与放弃tlateles与记录在 Texcoco 湖其他地区的其他定居点和发展的变化相关。特斯科科湖东部的遗址和沉积物提供了伴随特诺奇蒂特兰湖和西部其他湖泊定居点发展的湖泊变化的代理信息。