Corey Harper MWF 10-10:30

Archeology Research Project

The archaeological site I have chose is calle! Teotih"aca i Me#ico$ I chose this site %eca"se o e o& 'y roo''ates a co"ple years ago (as loo)i g at it a ! sho(e! it to 'e (hich got 'e i tereste! i it$ He (as &ro' Me#ico ot to &ar &ro' Teotih"aca (hich is ho( he ca'e to ) o( a%o"t the place$ He !i! *t tell 'e too '"ch a%o"t it %"t it j"st got 'e i tereste! i the archaeological si!e o& thi gs so o( is pro%a%ly the %est ti'e to ta)e a e#te sive loo) at it$ +The place (as calle! Teotih"aca %y ,ah"atl spea)ers several ce t"ries a&ter the city*s &all- %"t its origi al a'e- the la g"age or la g"ages spo)e there- a ! the eth ic gro"ps (ho %"ilt the city are still " ) o( ./a%"ro /"giya'a- Ari0o a /tate 1 iversity- 2ept$ o& A thropology3$ 4The a'e Teotih"aca 'ea s +place (here go!s (ere %or $4 T(o o& the archaeologists that ha! 'appe! a ! s"rveye! the site are Re e Millo - a ! Willia' /a !ers$ The research goal I (o"l! have as (ell as these t(o archaeologists is %ei g a%le to &i ! o"t The origi al a'e- la g"age- a ! eth ic gro"ps i volve! i %"il!i g s"ch a 'assive city$

This i'age is the layo"t o& the archaeological site$ I &o" ! it o a (e%site o the i ter et .http:55e $(i)ipe!ia$org5(i)i5File:Teotih"aca citypla $p g3$ The &irst e#cavatio 'a!e (as i 16781900 %y Carlos !e /ig"e 0a y :o gora aro" ! the Pyra'i! o& the /" $ The i 1;08 the &irst 'ajor e#cavatio a ! restoratio project (as lea! %y <eopol!o =atres accor!i g to the (e%site .http:55e $(i)ipe!ia$org5(i)i5Teotih"aca 3$

This is ho( Re e Millo 'appe! o"t the site "si g TMP .i'age &ro' http:55((($google$co'5i'gres> i'g"rl?http:55((($cs's$ca5Teotih"aca @&iles5Teo'ap1$jpgAi'gre&"rl?http:55((($cs's$ca5Teopageht '$ht'Ah?777A(?870As0?3BAt% i!?/lHC1,&c;C/AeM:At% h?;8At% (?118A0oo'?1A"sg?@@ (r!D@T7EMhtWF6H)hMA6hIToBA?A!oci!?ylIBP7sC:0l &MAsa?GAei?%D!A1vatHBTECIH%poHo2IAve!?0C2oI;IJ(Ag3 $

Most o& the I &or'atio recor!e! (as (ritte !o( a ! a lot o& it has %ee place! o the i ter et$ They have recor!e! thi gs s"ch as positio s o& the 'o "'e ts- 'o "'e ts &irst e#cavate!a ! goals o (hat they e#pect to &i !$ They have &o" ! a lot o& arti&acts i there e#cavatio s s"ch as shells- 'as)s- pe !a ts- ec)laces- etc$ Most o& these (ere all recor!e! (ith pict"res o& (hich 'a y ca %e &o" ! o a (e%site %y Ari0o a /tate 1 iversity$ .http:55archaeology$as"$e!"5teo5&sp5H&&er5o&sh ec)$ht'3$ The aspect o& c"lt"re that these arti&acts a ! pe !a ts re&lect are sacri&icial$ Accor!i g to the sa'e (e%site i the previo"s paragraph these people (ere a sacri&icial people$ They &o" ! this o"t (he they &o" ! graves aro" ! the Pyra'i! o& the Feather /erpe t$ The pe !a ts a ! shells etc$$ (ere &o" ! (ith the people i the graves$ The people sacri&ice! (ere also %"rie! i 'ilitary +" i&or'4$ The 'ost I ca &i ! o"t (ith the 'ajor cha ge i c"lt"re is that the &irst co"ple ce t"ries o& the city is very " !erstoo! %"t 1-K00 A$2$ are (he 'ajor %"il!i g happe e!$ Accor!i g to /a%"ro /"giya'a: .Ari0o a /tate 1 iversity- 2ept$ o& A thropology3 +Teotih"aca C"ic)ly %eca'e the largest a ! 'ost pop"lo"s "r%a ce ter i the ,e( Worl!$4$ A ! later o he goes to say that Teotih"aca at its 'ost prospero"s ti'e (as o e o& the si# largest cities i the (orl! at that ti'e$ /o o%vio"sly s"%sta tial cha ge ha! to have ta)e place over a perio! o& ti'e &or that to happe $ As &or the stratigraphy I ca ot &i ! '"ch i &or'atio o it$ I co cl"sio - eve tho"gh it is still ot ) o( (ho %"ilt Teotih"aca accor!i g to the str"ct"res that are there the Maya- Mi#tec- a ! Fapotec give "s a i!ea o& a%o"t (hich people 'ight have %ee a 'ajor part i it$ The .Ari0o a /tate 1 iversity- 2ept$ o& A thropology3 has sai! that accor!i g to the style o& (riti g o pottery a ! vario"s other evi!e ce that the la g"age there 'ight have %ee alo g the li es o& the Maya- Mi#tec- a ! Fapotec$

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