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Ancient Mesoamerica News Updates 2011, No. 14: Mexico City - Teotihuacan Pyramid of the Sun Sculptured Stone
Exhibit To Be At the upcoming exhibition "Six ancient cities Mesoamerica. Society and Environment, "a monolithic stone sculpture from the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan will be exhibited for the first time. The stone was found in 2007, deposited in antiquity in a platform on the southeast of the pyramid, and was sculptured in the first to the second century A.D., as the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) informed yesterday, Thursday, March 3, 2011. The INAH bulletin additionally describes various other important Teotihuacan sculptures which will be shown at the exhibition, which will be shown at Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City(edited by AMaNU; photo: INAH):

Exhibirán monolito que formó parte de la Pirámide del Sol - A stone with the depiction of a deity still unknown, that during the first two centuries of our era was part of the Pyramid of the Sun in the pre-Columbian city of Teotihuacan, is shown for the first time in the exhibition six ancient cities in Mesoamerica . Society and Environment that will open shortly in the National Museum of Anthropology.
Along with this piece, discovered in 2007, will perform the complete sculpture of the god found so far Huehuetéotl, said archaeologist Alejandro Sarabia, curator of the hall dedicated to Teotihuacan in this great exhibition, bringing together in one place 400 pieces of pre-Hispanic, which will cover the development of this ancient city, as well as Monte Alban, El Tajin, Palenque, Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco. Teotihuacan
pieces recently discovered, he said, were found during various investigations in the Pyramid of the Sun, in addition to archaeological rescue in the town of San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico State.
The director of the archaeological site said that the monolith, done in gray andesite "is unique in that it represents a deity yet unidentified in the iconography of Teotihuacan. Likewise, preserved stucco and pigment, mostly red, representing case is not recurring with respect to other stone carvings of the site. " Sarabia
explained that this sculpture was found in December 2007 on a platform surrounding the southwest corner of the Pyramid of the Sun after its discovery was subjected to a long conservation process (in the area of \u200b\u200brestoration of the archaeological site) with aim of setting the pigments it has.
"The monolith is 98 cm high, 106 wide and 93 deep, dating from a time early in the history of the city of Teotihuacan, between I and II, AD Initially had to operate as an architectural element Pyramid of the Sun, and was then dismantled along with other similar sculptures to be "gift" to another building attached to the pyramid.
"So far, we have identified the monolith with an earth or underworld deity, similar to Olmec god of the earth, because amongst their iconographic features large protruding eyes and a jawless mouth that resembles a cave. The gods commonly represented in Teotihuacan, as in murals, sculptures and ceramics, are: Quetzalcoatl, god of rain or storm, and Huehuetéotl, the old god of fire. "
In this regard, INAH researcher commented that in the third room dedicated to Teotihuacan, the exhibition Six ancient cities in Mesoamerica The centerpiece will be just a sculpture of the god Huehuetéotll, "this is the most complete representation, and one of the largest, found so far, was discovered in 2001 as part of an archaeological salvage performed in the town of San Juan Teotihuacan.
This piece-de 51 cm high, 54 wide and 52 deep-was also developed in andesite, a stone that belongs to the Teotihuacan Valley, "though the cut and style is typically Teotihuacan, was found with two small sculptures of the deity, they were destroyed, "explained Alejandro Sarabia. The painting depicts
Huehuetéotl carrying a large brazier with symbols marking the directions of the universe. Teotihuacan deity that is represented in a standardized way, for even when they have found other materials produced in different sizes and in others, always has the same shape and position, sitting with his legs crossed.
The director of the Teotihuacan announced that another piece to be presented at the National Museum of Anthropology, is a smooth trail, 131 m high and 250 kilos in weight, manufactured in green stone from the V or AD VI, which was discovered again in 2001 between the Avenue of the Dead and the Pyramid of the Sun
"Usually the contrails were embedded on the floor or in a temple, in front of a main building or in the middle of a courtyard. Know for sure the role, but is usually used to mark specific activities of the group in power. "
According to the archaeologist Sarabia, the section dedicated to this city is designed so that visitors to improve understanding of this ancient metropolis that began its history to the second and first centuries BC, and grew so fast, "Village scattered farm, a large settlement that for the first century AD, and exceeded the 40 000 inhabitants, the largest concentration in America at that time. "
Among the factors that influenced in housing density of Teotihuacan, highlight the arrival of several groups from the Valley of Mexico. "It was the largest city in the continent in pre-Hispanic times, was to spread over 22.5 square kilometers, only its ceremonial center has two linear miles, this is the main feature in terms of urban society, which is the subject of this discussion Mesoamerican six cities, "he said Sarabia. (Source INAH)