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Tula (Toltec)

Type Object Region Mesoamerica Time c. 900–1150

Tula was the capital and political-religious center of the Toltec civilization in Mesoamerica, in present-day Hidalgo, Mexico, famed for its pyramids…

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  1. c. 900–1000Tula site · MexicoThe Toltecs established Tula in the central Mexican highlands as a regional power center, building core structures such as Pyramid B and the colonnade hall and integrating surrounding settlements and trade networks.
  2. c. 1081–1090Tula site · MexicoAt this time Tula remained the political and ceremonial center of the Toltec alliance; the warrior statues (Atlantean columns) and feathered serpent ornamentation embodied military-religious authority, and the site continued as a gathering place for regional tribute and craftsmen.
  3. c. 1120–1150Tula site · MexicoArchaeological evidence shows Tula's core monumental area was burned and abandoned, possibly amid internal turmoil or external attack; afterward the Aztecs still regarded the Toltecs as exemplary ancestors of craft and wise rule.

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