Teotihuacan Research Paper

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To what extent have science and archaeology changed our understanding of Teotihuacan?

Teotihuacan is a city which often has many unanswered questions which historians simply don’t have the answer to, however, science and archaeology have assisted the understanding of Teotihuacan extensively. The mapping project which has deepened out understanding of Teotihuacan through showing the layout of the Teotihuacan, but mainly showing housing in reference to social order and societal structure. Science, in particular, the use of radiocarbon dating has been used to determine the age of skeletons in Teotihuacan, in the pyramid of the moon, which has changed our understanding of human sacrifice, discovering that many sacrificed victims were in the city …show more content…

For example, the Olmec jadeite mask is representative of the Olmec religion, as this differed greatly compared to the Aztecs. The Olmec’s had more statues to represent their religion compared to the Aztecs with a basis of murals which is more present in the Aztec era, as Teotihuacan was incorporated into the Aztecs practises of their own religion. In particular, with the Olmec jadeite mask, it represents the change of beliefs in a matter of centuries, when being compared to the Aztec religion, changing the central belief system of the civilians in Teotihuacan. The comparison between Teotihuacan and the religions that are based within the architectural design of Teotihuacan are crucial in extending our understanding of Teotihuacan through Science mainly, in the research of chronology, we have learnt to be able to distinguish different architectural features with the city of Teotihuacan. This has been important in identifying different features within the city and being able to use different types of archaeology to identify when something in the time period was made. For example, the use of …show more content…

This idea would have been universal across Mesoamerican civilisations, and with the Aztec civilisation being known for the forms of Human sacrifice, the civilisations such as the Olmec may have left a cultural and religious impact on Teotihuacan. All of this evidence suggests that the use of Radiocarbon dating (Within identifying the human sacrifice) as helped suggest evidence of migration within Teotihuacan. Indirectly, the use of radiocarbon dating has helped identify through science, more about the state of Teotihuacan and the how Teotihuacan interacts with different civilisations. Overall, our knowledge of human sacrifice has been improved dramatically due to radiocarbon dating being used in order to help identify different ancient city origins, of those who have been sacrificed.Our understanding of Agriculture in Teotihuacan has been vital in understanding Teotihuacan. The Geographical landscape of Teotihuacan, and where it is situated, in a highly fertile area creates great crop growth, jobs, and improves the economy a great deal. In the specific use of chinampas, and stratigraphy studies. Chinampas is a

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