Recent Issues in the Archaeology of the Mimbres Region of the
... interpretations of social organization and ideology—based primarily on studies of architecture, pottery designs, and mortuary patterns—and there is great potential to advance these earlier studies through recent theoretical approaches. To set the stage for discussing these and other related issues, ...
... interpretations of social organization and ideology—based primarily on studies of architecture, pottery designs, and mortuary patterns—and there is great potential to advance these earlier studies through recent theoretical approaches. To set the stage for discussing these and other related issues, ...
PIDBA_General_Biblio_8.7.09 - The Paleoindian Database of
... Amick, D. S. and T. J. Loebel 2002 Final Field Report from the Hawk's Nest Clovis (Gainey) Site in Northeastern Illinois. Current Research in the Pleistocene 19:1-4. Amick, D. S., T. J. Loebel, R. Lurie and J. Van Nest 2000 Results of Continued Surface Collection and Phase II Testing at the Hawk's N ...
... Amick, D. S. and T. J. Loebel 2002 Final Field Report from the Hawk's Nest Clovis (Gainey) Site in Northeastern Illinois. Current Research in the Pleistocene 19:1-4. Amick, D. S., T. J. Loebel, R. Lurie and J. Van Nest 2000 Results of Continued Surface Collection and Phase II Testing at the Hawk's N ...
PHOENICIAN EXPLANATION: EXAMINATION OF PUBLIC
... evaluate this modern museum in terms of its importance in creating public interest in maritime archaeology. The ARQUA museum has become an icon for how a maritime archaeological institution should be designed. The Uluburun shipwreck excavation was selected because it was one of the earliest maritime ...
... evaluate this modern museum in terms of its importance in creating public interest in maritime archaeology. The ARQUA museum has become an icon for how a maritime archaeological institution should be designed. The Uluburun shipwreck excavation was selected because it was one of the earliest maritime ...
The Mesolithic
... – even if preserved beneath deep deposits. To date, there has been little systematic research to model and identify early prehistoric occupation in this part of the study area. ...
... – even if preserved beneath deep deposits. To date, there has been little systematic research to model and identify early prehistoric occupation in this part of the study area. ...
Archaeology of Lubaantun - National Institute of Culture and History
... open, rectangular plazas. The most complex city-centres of the largest sites are variations on that same design. An unexplained anomaly at Lubaantun is the complete absence of stelae in this city with three ballcourts and large-scale building construction. Architectural ...
... open, rectangular plazas. The most complex city-centres of the largest sites are variations on that same design. An unexplained anomaly at Lubaantun is the complete absence of stelae in this city with three ballcourts and large-scale building construction. Architectural ...
aztec architecture
... entities that have divine patrons, colors, days, and year signs which vary according to different historical versions. For the Aztecs, North was represented by the color black and ruled by Tezcatlipoca, god of fate, destiny and night; it was the region called Mictlampa, meaning the place of death, a ...
... entities that have divine patrons, colors, days, and year signs which vary according to different historical versions. For the Aztecs, North was represented by the color black and ruled by Tezcatlipoca, god of fate, destiny and night; it was the region called Mictlampa, meaning the place of death, a ...
The Hall of Mexico and Central America
... Colorful murals decorated the interior and exterior of many buildings. City layouts represented the Universe, with the East and West as the most important directional points associated with the path of the Sun during the day. While the city of Teotihuacán flourished in the Valley of Mexico, the Maya ...
... Colorful murals decorated the interior and exterior of many buildings. City layouts represented the Universe, with the East and West as the most important directional points associated with the path of the Sun during the day. While the city of Teotihuacán flourished in the Valley of Mexico, the Maya ...
The Hall of Mexico and Central America
... Colorful murals decorated the interior and exterior of many buildings. City layouts represented the Universe, with the East and West as the most important directional points associated with the path of the Sun during the day. While the city of Teotihuacán flourished in the Valley of Mexico, the Maya ...
... Colorful murals decorated the interior and exterior of many buildings. City layouts represented the Universe, with the East and West as the most important directional points associated with the path of the Sun during the day. While the city of Teotihuacán flourished in the Valley of Mexico, the Maya ...
Teotenango
Teotenango was in important pre-Hispanic fortified city located in the southern part of the Valley of Toluca. It was initially founded during the last stages of the Teotihuacan civilization by a group generally referred to as the “Teotenancas.” Later, the Matlatzincas conquered the city and expanded it. The city existed for about 1,000 years, being abandoned only after the Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire.The name Teotenango is derived from three Nahuatl words: “teotl” (god, sacred, divine, authentic or original), “tenamitl” (wall, fence or fortification) and “co” (place or in) which lends itself to different translations such as “in the place of the divine wall,” or “in the place of the original fortification” or “in the place of the all of the gods.” However, “teotl” began to be used to distinguish this pre-Hispanic site from the town that was constructed in the valley below by the Spanish after the Conquest. This is confirmed by the Teutenanco Chronicles, written in 1582, but the Original Chronicles of Chalco-Amaquemecan state that the site was also known as “Cozcuauhtenanco” (walled place of the buzzards) due to the Teotenaca-Matlatzinca military order that protected the city.At its height, the city was densely population with a main road about 1,400 meters long, pyramidal platforms, palaces, a ballgame court, formidable defenses, drainage and water delivery systems. All around the site there are naturally protruding rocks containing petroglyphs with various signs and symbols. However, only a fraction of the site, mostly the northeast section which contained the ceremonial center, has been excavated and preserved.The site is located on top of a large hill known as Tetépetl, which is located just west of the modern town of Tenango de Arista at a height of 2,700 meters above sea level. It is 25 km south of the Mexico State capital of Toluca, in a sub-valley of the Valley of Toluca named the “Valley of the Matlatzinco” by the Spanish, due to the dominance of this ethnic group here.