. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. THE ARCIIAIC IIOIUZON 47. Stratification of Remains. Atzcapotzalco was once an important center of the Tepanecan tribe situated on the shores of lake Texcoco. It was an early ri- val of Tenochtitlan, the Aztecan capital, and was conquered and partly destroyed in 1439. The prin- cipal modern industry of Atzcapot- zalco is brick-making, and several mounds and much of the surface of the plain have been removed for this purpose. In the mounds are found many pottery objects of the late Tol- tecan p
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. THE ARCIIAIC IIOIUZON 47. Stratification of Remains. Atzcapotzalco was once an important center of the Tepanecan tribe situated on the shores of lake Texcoco. It was an early ri- val of Tenochtitlan, the Aztecan capital, and was conquered and partly destroyed in 1439. The prin- cipal modern industry of Atzcapot- zalco is brick-making, and several mounds and much of the surface of the plain have been removed for this purpose. In the mounds are found many pottery objects of the late Tol- tecan period, while on the surface of the ground are encountered frag- ments of the typical Aztecan pottery in nse when the Spaniards arrived. The stratification of the plain va- ries in different places so far as the thickness of the different strata is concerned, but the order is always the same. At one locality it is as shown in Fig. 11. First comes a layer of fine soil of volcanic ash ori- gin, probably deposited by the wind. This is five r six feet in thickness, yellowish at the top, and much darker towards the bottom, with streaks and discolorations. The Aztecan pottery is found close to the surface, while Toltecan pottery occurs in the middle and lower sections. Underneath the soil layers lies a thick stratum of water-bearing gravel mixed with sand. This gravel stratum is possibly the old bed of a stream that formerly entered Lake Texcoco near this point. In some places it is fifteen or eighteen feel in thickness. Scattered throughout the gravel are heavy, waterworn fragments of pots as well as more or less complete figurines of the archaic type. Fig. 10. Atzca- potzalco Destroy- ed. The temple burns at the riace of the Ant. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Spinden, Herbert Joseph, 1879-1967.
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