The ancient cities of the New World : being travels and explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882 . ^1 PYRAMIDS OF SUN AND MOON, TEOTIHUACAN. CHAPTER VII. TEOTIHUACAN. Quotations—Pre-Toltec Civilisation—Egyptian and Teotihuacan Pyramids Com-pared—General Aspect of the Pyramids—Cement Coatings—Tlateles andPyramids — Idols and Masks — Description by Torquemada — S. MartinsVillage—Pulque and Mezcal—S. Juan of Teotihuacan. On account of its vicinity to Mexico, Teotihuacan has been sooften described, that there is little or nothing to be said whichhas not been well said before. She
The ancient cities of the New World : being travels and explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882 . ^1 PYRAMIDS OF SUN AND MOON, TEOTIHUACAN. CHAPTER VII. TEOTIHUACAN. Quotations—Pre-Toltec Civilisation—Egyptian and Teotihuacan Pyramids Com-pared—General Aspect of the Pyramids—Cement Coatings—Tlateles andPyramids — Idols and Masks — Description by Torquemada — S. MartinsVillage—Pulque and Mezcal—S. Juan of Teotihuacan. On account of its vicinity to Mexico, Teotihuacan has been sooften described, that there is little or nothing to be said whichhas not been well said before. She was a flourishing city atthe time of the Toltecs, and the rival of Tula; and like herwas destroyed and subsequently rebuilt by the Chichemecemperor Xolotl, preserving under the new rdgime her formersupremacy. In the opinion of Veytia, Torquemada, and otherhistorians, Teotihuacan was a Toltec city ; and my excavationsin bringing to light palaces having nearly the same arrangement Teotihuacan. 129 as those at Tula, will confirm their opinion. The orienta-tion of this city is indicated by Clav
Size: 2011px × 1242px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., booksubjectindiansofcentralamerica, booksubjectindiansofmexico
