{"id":10914,"date":"2024-07-29T12:24:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T10:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acropolis.org\/2024\/teotihuacan-underworld-the-cosmos-beneath-the-earth\/"},"modified":"2024-10-06T07:51:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T05:51:21","slug":"teotihuacan-underworld-the-cosmos-beneath-the-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acropolis.org\/en\/hermes\/2024\/teotihuacan-underworld-the-cosmos-beneath-the-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Teotihuacan underworld: the cosmos beneath the Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teotihuacan was one of the most important cities in the Mesoamerican territory. Its name is of Nahuatl origin: Te\u014dtihu\u00e1c\u0101n \u201cplace where men become gods\u201d, or \u201cplace where they were made gods; city of the Gods&#8221;. The first settlements are dated around the year 100 BC, and the first urban constructions between 100-150 AD. Its heyday was between 200 and 400 AD, and its decline around the years 650-700 AD. Its influence was such that it encompassed from the surroundings of the Valley of Mexico to the current territory of the countries of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Various investigations have spoken extensively about the urban space of Teotihuac\u00e1n, since it reflects a symbolic organization that represents an archetypal image of the cosmos; the urban layout, as well as each building within a complex of more than 20 km2, were built with the intention of representing the order of the cosmos.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Tania Zald\u00edvar<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hermesinstitut.org\/2024\/02\/08\/frinframundo-theotihuacano-el-cosmos-bajo-la-tierraesinframundo-theotihuacano-el-cosmos-bajo-la-tierraenthe-teotihuacan-land-of-the-dead-the-cosmos-under-the-earth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keep reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teotihuacan was one of the most important cities in the Mesoamerican territory. Its name is of Nahuatl origin: Te\u014dtihu\u00e1c\u0101n \u201cplace where men become gods\u201d, or \u201cplace where they were made gods; city of the Gods&#8221;. The first settlements are dated around the year 100 BC, and the first urban constructions between 100-150 AD. 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