No basta con sugerir ideas y decir companeros, vamos a construir unos cuantos edificios. An iconographic study of feathered serpent representations 20 5 george l. Teotihuacan as an origin for postclassic feathered serpent symbolism. According to arizona state university archaeologist saburo sugiyama, the ancient city of teotihuacan was laid out using a standard measurement unit of 32. City and cosmos focuses both on the main pyramids and residential compounds to.
Censer symbolism and the state polity in teotihuacan. In connection with cabreras project, saburo sugiyama. Teotihuacans sun pyramid stands as a mex excavations were. Saburo sugiyama has produced the first truly fresh examination of the great mesoamerican citycenter of teotihuacan in many years, and it is both intriguing and. Independently, karl taube also identified the second of the series of sculptures as headdresses sugiyama 1989b. After more than a century of explorations at the sun pyramid in teotihuacan, many uncertainties about the function, mean ing, chronology, and use of the monument remain unresolved. Published in 1973, this map was made by the teotihuacan mapping project tmp, under the direc. Arts of teotihuacan and maya, syllabus, page 3 of 7 schedule of topics and readings additional meetings, readings, and assignments for graduate students will be announced. Defining teotihuacan findings shed new light on ancient city. Sugiyama, saburo 1998 termination programs and prehispanic looting at the feathered serpent pyramid in teotihuacan, mexico. Highly organized and densely populated, it was built in a gridlike plan over roughly 8.
Ritual sacrifice and the feathered serpent pyramid at. Teotihuacans sun pyramid stands as a mex excavations. Termination, dedication, and transformation in the archaeological and ethnographic record of mesoamerica, edited by mock. This book chronicles investigations by saburo sugiyama and colleagues at one of the foremost indigenous monuments of the new world the feathered serpent pyramid fsp of. Pdf the plumed serpent and the political factions of teotihuacan. Materialization of state ideology at the feathered serpent pyramid, teotihuacan.
The canalized san juan river constituted the eastwest axis. Teotihuacan was a major cosmopolitan city located in the basin of mexico during the classic period 100700 ce. The pyramid of the sun, which looms over the city, was built in stages over a period of time in the second century of the common era. Materialization of state ideology at the feathered serpent pyramid, teotihuacan saburo sugiyama frontmatter more information. Saburo sugiyama sarabia alejandro after more than a century of explorations at the sun pyramid in teotihuacan, many uncertainties about the function, meaning, chronology, and use of the monument. Lopez lujan leonardo and saburo sugiyama, the ritual deposits in the moon pyramid at teotihuacan, teotihuacan.
As of 2011, this remains a major englishlanguage summary of this project. Teotihuacans metroplex3major sites perimeter 21,120 again 21 and 12. Sugiyama, saburo 2005 human sacrifice, militarism, and rulership. The main excavations, performed by professors saburo sugiyama of aichi prefectural university in japan and ruben cabrera, a mexican archaeologist, have been at the pyramid of the moon. Janet catherine berlo is an american art historian and academic, noted for her publications and research into the visual arts heritage of native american and precolumbian cultures. Principal investigator, the moon pyramid and the early teotihuacan state polity. As a result, they were able to reconstruct the expansion of the pyra mid from a small mound structure building 1. The terminal classic period at ceibal and in the maya lowlands, by takeshi inomata and daniela triadan. Cambridge university press 052178056x human sacrifice. It was a well planned city covering nearly eight square miles at. The avenue of the dead was the main street of teotihuacan. From 19982004, the moon pyramid project, directed by saburo sugiyama and ruben cabrera castro 2007 has conducted extensive tunnel excavations in the interior of this monument. The region twice served as the heartland for densely populated ancient citiesteotihuacan and tenochtitlanthe populations of which are estimated to have been between 100,000150,000 and 150,000200,000 people, respectively.
Water temples and civil engineering at teotihuacan, mexico. Asu archaeologist determines standard unit of measurement in. Although the precise temporal assignment of the adornos is difficult, as. Sugiyama, nawa, saburo sugiyama, and alejandro sarabia. The temple of quetzalcoatl and the cult of sacred war at teotihuacan. The development of early complex societies in the central mexican highlands resulted in particular local traditions. In the continuing excavation of the pyramid, led by saburo sugiyama, professor at aichi prefectural university in japan and research professor at arizona state university, and ruben cabrera of mexicos national institute of anthropology and history, the team has found a fifth tomb, this time at the center of the fifth of the pyramids seven. Termination, dedication, and transformation in the archaeological and ethnographic record of mesoamerica, edited by mock, shirley, pp.
Most of the censer fragments were found on the posterior east side of the monument. Worldview materialized in teotihuacan, mexico latin american. Fox news latino reported the news october 27, 2011, after sugiyama presented his findings at the 5th teotihuacan round table, sponsored by mexicos national. In connection with cabreras project, saburo sugiyama 1989 reported the discovery of 18 sacrificial victims in a long pit just south of the pyramid. Cowgill teotihuacan glyphs and imagery in the light of some early colonial texts james c. This book chronicles investigations by saburo sugiyama and colleagues at one of the foremost indigenous monuments of the new world the feathered serpent pyramid fsp of the. Worldview materialized in teotihuacan, mexico volume 4 issue 2 saburo sugiyama. Index 273 individuality, 227 looting, 88 mortuary analysis, 87 north and south sides of fsp, 94 offerings, 122 osteological analysis, 226 oxygenisotope analysis, 228 reuse, 90 royal, 88 sacred soldiers, 222 sacri. Teotihuacan research laboratory arizona state university.
Introduction teotihuacan is an immense prehistoric city in the semiarid highlands of central mexico. Sugiyama examines the public side of the teotihuacan state in governance and polity at classic teotihuacan. Due to the size of the report, it has been broken down into smaller files for faster downloads. Arts of teotihuacan and maya, syllabus, page 5 of 7 oneil, megan e.
In the continuing excavation of the pyramid, led by saburo sugiyama, professor at aichi prefectural university in japan and research professor at arizona state university, and ruben cabrera of mexicos national institute of anthropology and history, the team has found a fifth. She has also published and lectured on gender studies, the representation and participation of women in indigenous and visual arts, the history of graphic arts since the mid19th century, indigenous textile arts. Organizacion politica teotihuacana una estructura teocratica. Saburo sugiyama school of human evolution and social change. Castro, ruben cabrera sugiyama, saburo and cowgill, george l. The artwork has long fascinated but bewildered scholars, and despite the emulation of teotihuacans recognizable artistic styles across mesoamerica, we still understand relatively little about their artistic styles today. The ritual deposits in the moon pyramid at teotihuacan.
Teotihuacan means the city of the gods where men become gods in nahuatl. Ritual ceramics at a workshop in the ciudadela, teotihuacan. A classic thin orange vessel found at tenochtitlan. Ideology, polity, and social history of the teotihuacan state. The ancient city of teotihuacan flourished in central mexico in the first millennium ce and was the largest urban center in the americas in its day. Apr 01, 2007 sugiyama, saburo 2005 human sacrifice, militarism, and rulership. Serpent pyramid, teotihuacan saburo sugiyama index more information. Its possible ideological significance, by alfredo lopez austin, leonardo lopez lujan, and saburo sugiyama. Originally it consisted of four stepped platforms a fifth was mistakenly reconstructed when archaeologists began work at teotihuacan in the early 20th century.
Saburo sugiyama rulership, warfare, and human sacrifice at the ciudadela. Stable isotopes and zooarchaeology at teotihuacan, mexico. Sugiyama, nawa, raul valadez, gilberto perez, bernardo. Archaeologists have been tunneling into these pyramid layers for several years and every year have discovered. The teotihuacan mapping project while several twentiethcentury maps show portions of the site, there is only one map that shows the entire known city of teotihuacan and depicts it as an urban expanse fig. New studies in archaeology revision of the authors thesis ph. Teotihuacans prestige, however, spread widely in mesoamerica, manifested especially in symbols of sacred war, used for their own ends by local elites. Censer symbolism and the state polity in teotihuacan famsi. Ritual sacrifice and the feathered serpent pyramid at teotihuacan. Ideology, polity, and social history of the teotihuacan. Pdf technological analysis and source provenance of. The 151foot high pyramid of the moon is not one pyramid.
Alfredo lopez austin leonardo lopez lujan,b and saburo sugiyamac a institute. The earliest buildings at teotihuacan date to about 200 bc hugh harleston jr. Sugiyama is a professor at the graduate school of international cultural studies at aichi prefectural university, japan, and is a research professor for the school of human evolution and social change at arizona state university, u. Teotihuacan is known today as the site of many of the. Cambridge university press 052178056x human sacrifice, militarism, and rulership. In this dedicatory complex, a total of eight jars representing the storm god were present. Asu archaeologist determines standard unit of measurement. In this article, we attempt to carry sugiyama s original. This strongly suggested that additional important burials were to be found, and in 198889 sugiyama, cabrera, and cowgill carried out further excavations at the pyramid.
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