since the 2ndmillennium B. C. Modern scientists were unable to establish an exact date of when Teotihuacan was constructed. However, it is known that the mass migration of people from Cuicuilco, another city located in the Valley of Mexico destroyed by a volcano eruption, to Teotihuacan took ...
The town was planned and constructed on a ‘cardinal grid’ based on two axes, a ‘T-north’ axis oriented 15.5 degrees east of north, and a ‘T-east’ axis oriented 16.5 degrees south of east. This was by no means due to geomorphic reasons (it suffices indeed to think that the riv...
constructed between 200 and 1 BC. However, it is a mystery who built this city. Some have suggested the Toltec people, others the Totonac, and others a diverse array of Mesoamerican peoples constructed Teotihuacan. Over the next centuries, the city was expanded and new temples were constructed...
The Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan was constructed in four discreet sections, with each layer providing a substantial base for the following section. This design explains the gentle 30-degree slope of the pyramid walls as each hold in vast volumes of soil, rubble and rocks. The building te...
“The early history of Teotihuacan isquite mysterious, and the origin of its founders is debated. For many years, archaeologists believed it was built by theToltec. This belief was based on colonial period texts, such as theFlorentine Codex, which attributed the site to the Toltecs. However,...