ARTHI 6H Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mudbrick, Feathered Serpent, Talud-Tablero
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Oxtotitl n: olmec site in the mexican state of guerrero. Orthogonal: containing or made up of many right angles. Temple platform: permanent structure that served as the base for temples made of perishable materials. Flat portions had murals painted all over them. Talud/tablero: a hallmark of teotihuac n architecture in which the sides of the pyramid alternate between sloping sections (talud) and vertical sections (tablero) o. Adosada: a platform that leans against a pyramid in teotihuac n architecture o o. Built directly in front of the feathered serpent pyramid. Quetzalcoatl: supernatural figure that appears in several mesoamerican religions, often in the form of a feathered serpent. From quetzal, a type of bird, and coatl, the nahuatl word for snake: related to fertility and life. On the exterior of a cave, about 30 feet up. Sitting on throne seen in la venta altar 4. Teotihuac n: classic, c. 150 bce - 650 ce. Nahuatl: place where one becomes like a deity.
