Pictures of the Teotihuacán culture from the National Museum of Anthropology. Over 100 pictures...
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Site - Teotihuacán, Nahuatl for the city where one becomes god, or city of the gods.
Period - 200 B.C. - 600 A.D. Was frequently visited by the Aztec after its downfall.
Local - Twenty-five miles north-east of Mexico City.
Culture - Teotihuacáno's, Maya, and Mixtec/Zapotec.
Religion - Polytheistic
Subsistence & Economics - Advance agriculture.
Social & Political Structure - Ruler's, nobility, religious leaders, craftspeople, traders, merchants, educators, and commoners.
Architecture - Talud Tablero, wattle and daub.
Quick Facts - Complex agriculture, multi-cultured, commerce center with housing, vast stages for sacrificial ceremony's. Looted vastly prior and after the conquest, priceless relics likely taken. On-going excavations since 1864. Ramon Almaraz, Antonio Garcia Cuba's, and Desire Charney, were the first to officially excavate. The remains of 38 sacrificial victims have been discovered within the Feathered Serpent Temple since 1983.
Outlook - Protected and accessible year round. Most visited archeological site in Mexico with much to see, walk, climb, and make about. Great place to visit!
UNDER EXCAVATION - Six years of excavation have finally paid off. Under the direction of Rubén Cabrera Castro, of Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History, and Saburo Sugiyama, of Japan's Aichi Prefectural University, a series of tunnels leading to royal sacrificial graves have been discovered. See official page by National Geographic.
Image digitized from the October 2006 National Geographic. Right-click (save target as) image to download full un cropped version with text.
