sentences:  The Late Formative (or Tequila II phase) dates from 300 to 100 BCE This period is characterized by the construction of many of the larger monumental buildings like Circle 1 and Ball Court 1.Settlement survey and ceramic evidence suggests a growing population during this period as people settled near the center or made more permanent house platforms.Secondary burials were deposited at the smaller Circle 6, possibly part of a place-making activity involving the remains of important ancestors.