The Southern Neighborhood Center at the Tlajinga District, Teotihuacan
Author(s): David Carballo; Daniela Hernandez; Gabriel Vicencio; Edith Dominguez; Santino Rivero
Year: 2023
Summary
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
Life in Teotihuacan's urban neighborhoods revolved around the social infrastructure of local public spaces featuring temples, plazas, and other buildings with civic functions. Recent investigations in the Tlajinga district demonstrate that even on Teotihuacan's outer periphery these spaces could be quite elaborate, with structures elevated on talud-tablero platforms painted with vibrant mural art and offerings containing trade items from distant reaches of Mesoamerica. We present the results of recent analyses of the murals and materials from two structures in Tlajinga's neighborhood center and comment on their significance for understanding the use of such spaces and urban organization at Teotihuacan more broadly.
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The Southern Neighborhood Center at the Tlajinga District, Teotihuacan. David Carballo, Daniela Hernandez, Gabriel Vicencio, Edith Dominguez, Santino Rivero. Presented at The 88th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2023 ( tDAR id: 474491)
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Keywords
Geographic Keywords
Mesoamerica: Central Mexico
Spatial Coverage
min long: -107.271; min lat: 18.48 ; max long: -94.087; max lat: 23.161 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 36111.0