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Teotihuacan
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Teotihuacan

Teotihuacan, located in the Basin of Central Mexico, was the largest, most influential, and most revered city in the history of the New World. It flourished in Mesoamerica's Golden Age, the Classic Period of the first millennium CE. Dominated...
Teotihuacan Nobleman
Image by James Blake Wiener

Teotihuacan Nobleman

A fragment of a fresco from Teotihuacan depicting a nobleman. Mexico, c. 500-550 CE. The figure carries an incense bag. (St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri)
Teotihuacan Panorama
Image by Oscar Peñalva

Teotihuacan Panorama

The Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico, c. 100 CE. Teotihuacan was the largest, most influential, and certainly most revered city in the history of the New World, and it flourished in Mesoamerica's Golden Age, the Classic Period of the...
Teotihuacan Old God
Image by James Blake Wiener

Teotihuacan Old God

A basalt brazier in the form of the Teotihuacan Old God. Teotihuacan, Early Classic Period, c. 400-500 CE. (St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri)
Teotihuacan Incense Burner
Image by James Blake Wiener

Teotihuacan Incense Burner

A painted ceramic incense burner from Teotihuacan, c. 350-450 CE. It is decorated with feather shields, birds, and butterflies in ceramic. (St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri)
Teotihuacan Style Mask
Image by Jade Koekoe

Teotihuacan Style Mask

This mask (900-1521 CE) is made of greenstone with obsidian eyes. Teotihuacan predated the Aztec civilisation by over 1,000 years. The Aztec's were curious archaeologists and they were impressed by the ruins of the civilisations that came...
Avenue of the Dead, Teotihuacan
Image by Dennis Jarvis

Avenue of the Dead, Teotihuacan

The Avenue of the Dead, Teotihuacan, Mexico. Constructed c. 100-150 CE the avenue leads from the Temple of the Moon across the city passing the Temple of the Sun, visible on the left.
Temple of the Moon, Teotihuacan
Image by Alejandro Ocaña

Temple of the Moon, Teotihuacan

The Temple of the Moon at Teotihuacan, Mexico, c. 150 CE.
Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan
Image by Alejandro Ocaña

Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan

The Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico, c. 100 CE.
Greenstone Mask, Teotihuacan
Image by Dennis Jarvis

Greenstone Mask, Teotihuacan

One of many surviving examples of Teotihuacan masks. This example was taken to Tenochtitlan by the Aztecs and buried within the Templo Mayor. They were originally used for statues and mummy bundles. Greenstone, shell, and onyx, 350-600 CE...
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