Mesoamerican pyramids

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[edit] Aztecs

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[edit] Maya
&he %a!a are a peop e o$ southern %e.ico an" northern -entra )merica B,uatema a, Ce i(e, western Don"uras, an" * >a va"orE with some 3,/// !ears o$ histor!. )rchaeo ogica evi"ence shows the %a!a starte" to bui " ceremonia architecture appro.imate ! 3,/// !ears ago. &he ear iest monuments consiste" o$ simp e buria moun"s, the precursors to the spectacu ar steppe" p!rami"s $rom the &ermina Pre-c assic perio" an" be!on". &hese p!rami"s re ie" on intricate carve" stone in or"er to create a stair-steppe" "esign. %an! o$ these structures $eature" a top p at$orm upon which a sma er "e"icator! bui "ing was constructe", associate" with a particu ar %a!a "eit!. %a!a p!rami"- ike structures were a so erecte" to serve as a p ace o$ interment $or power$u ru ers. %a!a p!rami"ic structures occur in a great variet! o$ $orms an" $unctions, boun"e" b! regiona an" perio"ica "i$$erences. ) tun Da -a akmu -araco -oma ca co -opan -hichen It(a * %ira"or <a Fanta temp e, is a so the name o$ the argest %a!a temp e. &he temp e reaches :? metres B46? $tE high, an" with a vo ume o$ 4,=//,/// cubic meters, it is one o$ the argest p!rami"s in the wor ". * &igre <os %onos Pa enGue &ika #.ma

[edit] Tarascans
&he &arascan state was a preco umbian cu ture ocate" in the mo"ern "a! %e.ican state o$ %ichoacHn. &he region is current ! inhabite" b! the mo"ern "escen"ents o$ the P+urhIpecha. &arascan architecture is note" $or J&J-shape" step p!rami"s known as ycatas. &(int(unt(an

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[edit] Teotihuacanos
&he &eotihuacano civi i(ation, which $ ourishe" $rom aroun" 3// C-* to 6// -*, at its greatest e.tent inc u"e" most o$ %esoamerica. &eotihuacano cu ture co apse" aroun" 66/ an" was $o owe" b! severa arge cit!states such as Aochica co Bwhose inhabitants were probab ! o$ %at at(inca ethnicit!E, -ho u a Bwhose inhabitants were probab ! ;to-%angueanE an" ater the ceremonia site o$ &u a Bwhich has tra"itiona ! been c aime" to have been bui t b! &o tecs but which now is thought to have been $oun"e" b! the Duastec cu tureE. &eotihuacan Aochica co &u a

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[edit] Classic Veracruz

&he best known - assic 7eracru( p!rami", the P!rami" o$ @iches in * &a1Kn, is sma er than those o$ their neighbours an" successors but more intricate. * &a1Kn

[edit] apotecs
&he 9apotecas were one o$ the ear iest %esoamerican cu tures an" he " swa! over the 7a e! o$ ;a.aca region $rom the ear ! $irst mi ennium C-* to about the 05th centur!. %onte ) bHn %it a

[edit] !thers
&he $o owng sites are $rom northern %esoamerica, bui t b! cu tures whose ethnic a$$i iations are unknown:

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[edit] Alta"ista
&his astronomica an" ceremonia center was the pro"uct o$ the -ha chihuite cu ture. Its occupation an" "eve opment ha" a perio" o$ appro.imate ! =// !ears Bca. 4//L0///E. &his (one is consi"ere" an important archaeo ogica center because o$ the astonishing, accurate $unctions o$ the e"i$ications. &he ones that stan" out the most are: The Moon #laza, The Voti"e #yramid, the $adder of %amio an" The la&yrinth. In &he <ab!rinth !ou can appreciate with precision an" accurac!, the respective eGuino.es an" the seasons.

[edit] $a 'uemada
Mou can appreciate the great Guantit! o$ bui "ings constructe" above arti$icia terraces in the s opes o$ a hi . &he materia s use" here inc u"e stone s ab an" c a!. &he most important structures are: The (all of Columns, The )all %ame, The Voti"e #yramid, an" The #alace and the )arrack. In the most e evate" part o$ the hi is The Fortress. &his is compose" o$ a sma p!rami" an" a p at$orm, encirc e" b! a wa thats more than =// mts. ong an" up to si. $eet high. <a Quema"a was occupie" $rom =// to 04//. &heir $oun"ers an" occupants have not been i"enti$ie" with certitu"e.