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Ancient Civilizations of the Americas Lecture 18:. The Late Classic: 300-900 AD. Political Geography of the Classical Period. Puebla-Tlaxcala Plateau Florescence begins in Late Preclassic (300 BC). 25 Planned civic-ceremonial centers Earliest examples of tablud-tablero architecture - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Ancient Civilizations of the Americas Lecture 18:
The Late Classic: 300-900 AD
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Political Geography of the Classical Period
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Puebla-Tlaxcala Plateau
Florescence begins in Late Preclassic (300 BC).
•25 Planned civic-ceremonial centers
•Earliest examples of tablud-tablero architecture
•Cholula: Located on a high plain at 6,912 ft. beneath volcanos of Popocatépetl and Ixtacihuatl.
•Settlement commences 1700 BC with two villages.
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Great Pyramid of Tipanipa – cover 45 acres/177 ft. high
Construction commences 100 BC, called tlachiualtepetl in the Postclassic Historia Toteca-Chichimeca
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Cholula cont. :
Enormous pyramid consists of nine levels.
Excavated in 1968 by tunneling: Mural de los Bebedores
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• Cholula “falls” 600 AD, thereafter becomes the principle capital of the Olmeca-Xicalanca.
• In Historia Tolteca-Chichimeca Cholula is said to be governed by a pair of priests: the tlalchiyach and the aquiach. Various scholars (eg. William Ringle) have argued that in Postclassic times Cholula was considered to be a Tolan, where rulers came to gain legitimacy. This seems to be borne out by the Mixtec Codex Nuttall, which recounts how a leader 8 Deer goes to Cholula to get his nose pierced.
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Cacaxtla
• Settlement founded in the Preclassic on a hilltop
• Period of fluorescence: 650-900 AD• Said to be a capital of the Olmeca-
Xicalanca
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From the Red Temple
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• “Battle mural” shows battle between “Jaguar” and “Bird” warriors. May be relating a foundation myth involving capture of “Bird” queen, who became founder of a dynasty.
• Nearby site of Xochitecatl has pyramid dedicated to a fertility goddess.
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Xochicalco, Morelos
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• Founded CE 650• So-far undeciphered hieroglyphs were
found on the temple of the Feathered Serpent and on stelae.
• In Ann Cypher’s opinion, pottery found on the site, Xochicalco Polished, seems related to pottery of the Olmeca-Xicallanca.
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