Acozac (archaeological site)

Acozac is a Mesoamerican archaeological site in the vicinity of Mexico City. By the year 1973, she was operated under the name Ixtapaluca Viejo.

Location

The archaeological site of Acozac is located on a hillside at Cerro de Montezuma near the CF150 between Mexico City ( about 32 km route north-west ) and Puebla (about 100 km south-east ); the nearest town is Ixtapaluca (1.5 km south-east ). The volcanoes Iztaccihuatl and Popocatepetl located at a distance of about 35 or 55 km ( straight line ) in a south-easterly direction; both mountains are to be seen on a clear day.

History

The ruins of Acozac belongs to the Postclassic, ie in the period 900-1521 AD; it is the Chichimec, later Tepanec and finally attributed to the Aztec culture.

Ruins

The still visible temple pyramids and palaces all of them belong to the Aztec period (ca. 1430-1521 ); they were very likely covered with stucco and painted in color. A total of 100 structures of buildings were discovered in Acozac.

Architecture

The large round pyramid on the screen background was probably dedicated to the wind god Ehecatl, a manifestation of the god Quetzalcoatl, - a comparable temple pyramid stands in Calixtlahuaca. The structure in the center resembles a palace with courtyards and rooms, but also two stone altars were discovered here. In the two platforms in the foreground, it could have been both to substructures of temples and palaces. Also remains of a ball court were found.

Others

As in most archaeological sites in the Postclassic missing in Acozac stelae and other monuments in relief. Also pottery sherds were found in low numbers - these are to be regarded rather than use ceramic because as a representative or used for religious purposes pottery.

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• Archaeological sites in Mexico
• City of the Aztecs
• Mesoamerican pyramid
• Precolumbian Mesoamerica
• Building in Mexico City