Tag Archive for 'Teotihuacan'

Overlay of the Teotihuacan Ciudadela on the precinct at Tikal, showing the same orientation, flanking platforms, eastern pyramid, western enclosure and north-south corridor at the western entrance to the precinct. Image credit: T. Garrison / PACUNAM.

Archaeologists Discover 1,800-Year-Old Teotihuacan-Style Citadel in Tikal

Sep 29, 2021 by News Staff

Using LiDAR data, archaeologists from Brown University, the University of Texas at Austin, the Fundación Patrimonio Cultural y Natural Maya and Proyecto...

A view over the smaller pyramids on the eastern side of Plaza de la Luna from Piramide de la Luna towards Piramide del Sol at Teotihuacan. Image credit: Daniel Case / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Teotihuacan is Unique among Ancient Mesoamerican Cities, Archaeologist Says

Sep 20, 2017 by News Staff

Arizona State University archaeologist Michael E. Smith has conducted a comparative analysis of Teotihuacan with earlier and later Mesoamerican urban centers...

The Pyramid of the Moon in Teotihuacan, Mexico. Image credit: Ricardo David Sanchez / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ancient People of Teotihuacan May Have Bred Cottontails, Jackrabbits

Aug 18, 2016 by Enrico de Lazaro

Humans living Teotihuacan, a sacred pre-Columbian city that flourished between 1 CE and 600 CE and was once the largest in the Americas, may have bred...