Ancient Tollan Tula and the Toltec Heartland
- List Price: $65.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Univ Pr of Colorado
- Publish date: 11/01/2002
Description:
A work of both consensus and innovation based upon extensive archaeological research, Ancient Tollan: Tula and the Toltec Heartland studies Mesoamerica's problem city -- Tula or Tollan, seat of the Toltec state. Along with Teotihuacan and Tenochtitlan, Tula was one of the most important prehispanic urban centers in Highland Central Mexico, reaching the height of its influence during the Early Postclassic period between 900-1200 A.D.
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Chapters of the book are dedicated to topics ranging from the Teotihuacan occupation in the area, architectural and iconographic analysis of Tula's Sacred Precinct, the urban domestic architecture, settlement patterns, and irrigation systems. Using a wealth of data and focusing on the developmental processes of the city's functions on a regional level, authors Mastache, Cobean, and Healan offer a fresh view and a new understanding of this cultural center, its urban structure, and its rural environment.
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