El Tepozteco
| El Tepozteco | |
|---|---|
Tepoztlan | |
| State | Morelos |
| Geographic coordinates | 19°0′3.28″N 99°6′4.19″W / 19.0009111°N 99.1011639°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Temple |
| Style | Aztec |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | WNW |
| Height (max) | 12.4 meters |
| Elevation | 2,310 m (7,579 ft)[1] |
| Website | |
| El Tepozteco at INAH (in Spanish) | |
El Tepozteco is an archaeological site in the
In the middle
Description
The temple itself stands at the western side of the site. It consists of a 6.4-meter-high platform supporting a 3.3-meter-high temple base. Upon this stand the remains of the temple building, the remains of which now stand 2.7 meters high.[1] The temple was formed of two rooms. The first room opened onto the temple stairs, with two pillars flanking the entrance. In the centre of this room a small hollow was found, containing traces of charcoal and copal.[1][3]
The entry to the small inner sanctum was also flanked by two pillars. The sculpture of Tepoztecatl was probably kept in this room.[1][3]
The temple was modified several times during its history. The first consisted of a narrowing of the entrance to the inner sanctum by building flanking walls against the formerly free-standing inner pillars.
Dwellings were built on the terraces on the eastern side of the site in order to house the resident priests and their helpers.[1]
Interpretations
In the ruins of the temple were found two fallen stones with glyphs, one stone bears the name of the eighth Aztec emperor
See also
Notes
References
- Adams, Richard E.W. (1996). Prehistoric Mesoamerica (Revised ed.). Norman: OCLC 22593466.
- Canto Aguilar, Giselle (1998). El Tepozteco, Morelos (Miniguía) (in Spanish). Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia.
- OCLC 56096386.
External links
- El Tepozteco at INAH (in Spanish)