Remojadas, Archaeological site in Veracruz, Mexico.

Remojadas is an archaeological site on Mexico's Veracruz Gulf Coast, largely unexcavated since Alfonso Medellín Zenil's investigations in 1949 and 1950. Its hollow ceramic figurines include the Sonrientes, smiling figures with almost triangular faces, often found as disembodied heads or attached to childlike bodies with outstretched arms and open palms. Many figurines were unearthed in burials and middens.

The settlement developed and flourished between 100 BCE and 800 CE as a major center of the Classic Veracruz culture on Mexico's Gulf Coast. During this period, the place reached its greatest prosperity and cultural importance before gradual decline.

The people of Remojadas created thousands of ceramic figurines showing gods, rulers, and everyday people with distinctive filed teeth and elaborate clothing. These objects reveal how artists viewed their society and spiritual world.

The site has stayed largely unexplored since Alfonso Medellín Zenil's excavations of 1949 and 1950, so there are no developed visitor paths or facilities to rely on. Plan for open ground and bring your own water and sun protection. The ceramic figurines are best seen in regional museums rather than on site.

Some Remojadas animal figurines are fitted with wheels, interpreted as toys or more likely ritual items. This is one of the few recorded uses of wheel technology in the pre-Columbian Americas. The earliest figurines were handmade; later ones were shaped in molds.