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Period: 1200 BCE to 1521
Mesoamerica
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600 BCE
Mayas: Tomb of the Red Queen
Materials:
1.- Large blocks of limestone
2.- Stucco
3.- Black pigment Elements:
1.- Cornice that caps the walls of the facade
2.- Imprints of human hands at the right side of the section of the gallery where the narrow corridor ends -
200 BCE
Teotihuacán: Temple of the Feathered Serpent
Materials:
1.- Stone blocks
2.- Mineral powders composed of magnetite, pyrite and hematite Elements:
1.- Serpents with their bodies covered in feathers sculpted in bas-relief
2.- Large crocodile’s heads wearing headdresses
3.- Two side chambers, the walls and ceiling of were covered with mineral powders which provided a special brightness to the place and a peculiar atmosphere for the rituals that were most likely carried there
4.- It has 6 levels -
900
Toltecs: The Burnt Palace
Material:
1.- Clay
2.- Stucco
3.- Wooden beams and otates
4.- Stone and clay bricks Elements:
1.-Rectangular ground plan, at the upper part of the great platform, the north limit of Tula Grande. The architectural space was conceived to raise three broad halls equipped with courts in the center. The width of the halls was achieved by the use of columns and beams to hold the ceilings.To the north wall of the three halls were built several rooms, and around a vestibule with columns.
