1. WARRIORS, KINGS, AND TEOHUAQUE AT TULA: A RECONSIDERATION OF THE SO-CALLED 'WARRIOR PILLARS' ATOP PYRAMID B
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Elizabeth Jiménez García
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010506 paleontology ,geography ,Summit ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,060102 archaeology ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Precinct ,Geography, Planning and Development ,06 humanities and the arts ,Art ,Ancient history ,01 natural sciences ,CONQUEST ,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) ,Elite ,Pyramid ,0601 history and archaeology ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,media_common - Abstract
Pyramid B was one of the most important buildings in the sacred precinct of the Early Postclassic city of Tula, Hidalgo. On its summit was a temple supported by anthropomorphic and zoomorphic columns and four pillars containing the reliefs of 16 individuals and other images. Based on comparative analysis with other archaeological specimens and images from conquest era codices, I propose that all 16 individuals were warrior-kings in sacred dress bearing a suite of weapons associated with the Tollan-Xicocotitlan elite.
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- 2021
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