RECENT INVESTIGATIONS AT TULA CHICO, TULA, HIDALGO

Recent excavations at Tula Chico, the monumental center for Tula's earliest settlement, revealed a long and complex history of occupation, beginning with its initial settlement in the Middle Classic period by Coyotlatelco peoples, when much of the region was under Teotihuacan's direct cont...

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Published in:Ancient Mesoamerica 2021-01, Vol.32 (1), p.41-55
Main Authors: Cobean, Robert H., Healan, Dan M., Suárez, María Elena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Ceramics
Sculpture
Special Section: Tula in the Twenty-First Century: New Data, New Perspectives, New Insights
Topography
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Summary:Recent excavations at Tula Chico, the monumental center for Tula's earliest settlement, revealed a long and complex history of occupation, beginning with its initial settlement in the Middle Classic period by Coyotlatelco peoples, when much of the region was under Teotihuacan's direct control. During the Epiclassic period, a program of monumental construction began that developed the monumental complex seen today over a period of about 200 years. Although Tula Chico was superseded by Tula Grande, the monumental center for the Early Postclassic city, it continued to be occupied and maintained until its destruction by fire. Tula Chico and Tula Grande show evidence of clear cultural continuity in ceramics, architecture, and sculpture, including “Toltec style” sculpture characteristic of Tula Grande that is present in temporally early contexts at Tula Chico.
ISSN:0956-5361
1469-1787
DOI:10.1017/S0956536120000139