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Calixtlahuaca
Sign in to savethumb|300px|Monument 3, Temple of Ehecatl at Calixtlahuaca Calixtlahuaca (from the Nahuatl, where calli means "building", and ixtlahuatl means "prairie" or "plains", hence the translation would be "buildings on the plains"; Otomi: Ndähni, windy town, original Matlatzinca name: Pintanbati) is a Postclassic period Mesoamerican archaeological site, located near the present-day city of Toluca in the State of Mexico. Known originally as Pintanbati and later "Matlatzinco", this urban settlement was a powerful capital whose kings controlled a large territory in the Toluca Valley.
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33 sectionsContents
- Background
- Inhabitants
- Invasions
- Occupation periods
- Site
- Monument 1
- Monument 2
- Monument 3
- Monument 4
- Tzompantli
- Monument 5 and 7
- Monument 10 and 11
- Monument 13, 14 and 15
- Monument 16
- Monument 17
- Residential area
- Rooms
- Private quarters
- Main temple
- Western side structures
- Objects found
- Ceramic
- Polished and carved lithic
- Copper/bronze
- Beads
- Stone sculptures
- Sacrificial stone
- Petroglyphs
- Gallery
- Calixtlahuaca head
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|300px|Monument 3, Temple of Ehecatl at Calixtlahuaca Calixtlahuaca (from the Nahuatl, where calli means "building", and ixtlahuatl means "prairie" or "plains", hence the translation would be "buildings on the plains"; Otomi: Ndähni, windy town, original Matlatzinca name: Pintanbati) is a Postclassic period Mesoamerican archaeological site, located near the present-day city of Toluca in the State of Mexico. Known originally as Pintanbati and later "Matlatzinco", this urban settlement was a powerful capital whose kings controlled a large territory in the Toluca Valley.
==Background == thumb|300px|left|Dawn at Calixtlahuaca thumb|300px|Ehécatl Temple, east stairway, first sun rays