NDLI: The Archaeology of Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico

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Author	Healan, Dan M.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	The site of Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico, is well known for its distinctive architecture and sculpture that came to light in excavations initiated some 70 years ago. Less well known is the extensive corpus of archaeological research conducted over the past several decades, revealing a city that at its height covered an area of c. 16 km$^{2}$ and incorporated a remarkably diverse landscape of hills, plains, alluvial valleys, and marsh. Its dense, urban character is evident in excavations at over 22 localities that uncovered complex arrangements of residential compounds whose nondurable architecture left relatively few surface traces. Evidence of craft production includes lithic and ceramic production loci in specific sectors of the ancient city. Tula possessed a large and densely settled hinterland that apparently encompassed the surrounding region, including most of the Basin of Mexico, and its area of direct influence appears to have extended to the north as far as San Luís Potosí. Tula is believed to have originated as the center of a regional state that consolidated various Coyotlatelco polities and probably remnants of a previous Teotihuacan-controlled settlement system. Its pre-Aztec history exhibits notable continuity in settlement, ceramics, and monumental art and architecture. The nature of the subsequent Aztec occupation supports ethnohistorical and other archaeological evidence that Tula’s ruins were what the Aztecs called Tollan.
Starting Page	53
Ending Page	115
Page Count	63
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10590161
Journal	Journal of Archaeological Research
Volume Number	20
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15737756
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2011-08-12
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Tula Tollan Toltec Cities Urbanism Archaeology Mesoamerica Anthropology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Archeology Archeology (arts and humanities)

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