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Ancient MesoAmerica News Updates 2011, No. 17: El Tajín, Veracruz - Recent Investigations at El Tajín Subject of Series of Conferences
From March 17 to March 21, 2011, a series of conferences will be held in which researchers will present the results of the most recent investigations at the archaeological site of El Tajín, located in the north of the Mexican state of Veracruz. Yesterday, Thursday, March 10, 2011, the Instituto Naional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) posted a short bulletin on the upcoming conferences (edited by AMaNU; photo: Ismael Casasola):
Darán a conocer estudios recientes del Tajín - Recent research on the archaeological site of El Tajin, Veracruz, among which the urban design analysis, which could be determined by symbolic aspects, as well as studies done around the Palace of the Columns and the area known as El Tajin Chico, will be announced from 17 to 21 March in a lecture series, which involved a dozen specialists.
In line with the activities of Cumbre Tajin, Pre-Hispanic site visitors have the opportunity to delve into the history of this ancient city in the voice of archaeologists and anthropologists National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), including: Patricia Castillo Peña, David Andrade Olvera, Daniel Nahmad Molinari, Jessica Hernandez Tavera, Maria Eugenia Maldonado, Guadalupe Espinosa and Arturo Pascual Soto, UNAM. Forum
academic program will also include a space dedicated to the great city of the Central Highlands, Teotihuacan, which will be addressed through a photo exhibition and commemorative Giving the keynote address of the Pyramid of the Moon, by Dr. Ruben Cabrera. Likewise, the archaeologist Veronica Ortega, also attached to the site, talk Quetzalpapálotl Palace as an example of architecture Teotihuacan elite.
The sub-delegated Veracruz INAH Center, Guadalupe Espinosa Rodriguez announced that the organization of this academic activity falls within the Management Plan of El Tajin, which includes a series of guidelines for improved management of the archaeological zone.
The organization of these academic meetings, involving leading experts, he said, are aimed at medium-term establish a roundtable on this city and other settlements in the north central region of Veracruz, similar to those performed in Other sites, like El Tajin, are World Heritage, as Palenque, Monte Alban and Teotihuacan.
At exactly 17:00 pm in the auditorium Museum Site of El Tajin, over a week, the researchers will present studies of the landmarks of El Tajin, their relationships and influence with the Central Highlands, as well as the proposals are for new territory. Similarly
also discuss the work done around sites near El Tajin, both in terms of archaeological salvage as community work in the archaeological zone Cuyuxquihui in Tecolutla, and prospects of research in northern Veracruz. Landmark buildings
- Dr. Patricia Castillo, Veracruz INAH Center director, will be responsible for opening the lecture series with a talk alluding to the important buildings of the Mesoamerican city which flourished between 600 and 1000 AD, however so far unknown ethnic affiliation of the dwelling.
The construction of El Tajin, he explained, not only fulfill functions of an administrative or ceremonial. In particular, four of them: the court south of the Ball Court, the Palace of the Columns, the Pyramid of the Niches and Xicalcoliuhqui or Great Greca, emulated concepts relating to compliance life cycle, especially during the last phase of occupation the city in the period Epi, between 800 and 1200 AD The archaeologist explained that
the hill located east of El Tajin has a fundamental respect of these four structures, which were built in the Epi with the arrival of the character Thirteen Rabbit, who ruled the city after the overthrow of a group in power.
"The main building is the Pyramid of the Niches because it is in the center of the settlement, facing the sunrise, which allows more light during the equinoxes. Moreover, the sun's rays are also projected to the Ball Game South, so that this structure also keeps a strategic position.
"Another important building is the Great Greca, which has not been fully excavated, but also has an angle consistent with the appearance or sunrise While at the altar of the central courtyard of the Columns Building, where the sovereign had to sit, this star comes out at certain times of year, and its positioning in This building is as if crowned who sat there. " Peña Castillo
now concluded that Dr. Stanislaw Iwaniszewski INAH archaeoastronomical measurements performed to determine if during the summer solstice occurs in the buildings identified a phenomenon related to the stars, so that "this type of analysis we will be able determine with more certainty architecture El Tajin. (Source INAH