Xochicalco discussion

GEHFileBot · 07-29-2005, 08:58 AM

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Xochicalco

Ancient pyramical complex of Xochicalco; outside Mexico City.

After the fall of the Teotihuacan hegemony and before the rise of the Toltec military state local powers rose in Mexico in the epiclassical period, AD 650-900. For easy defence they were typically build on hill-tops, like this one.

Impressively, the amount of details on Google Earth is far in advance of the textbook aerial photo in Mexico, Coe&Koontz.

07-29-2005, 08:58 AM	#1
GEHFileBot Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,960	Xochicalco discussion This is a discussion thread for the following file: Xochicalco Ancient pyramical complex of Xochicalco; outside Mexico City. After the fall of the Teotihuacan hegemony and before the rise of the Toltec military state local powers rose in Mexico in the epiclassical period, AD 650-900. For easy defence they were typically build on hill-tops, like this one. Impressively, the amount of details on Google Earth is far in advance of the textbook aerial photo in Mexico, Coe&Koontz.

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