COVER; HALF-TITLE; SERIES-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 Introduction: cognition of state symbols and polity; 2 Background: data and ideation; 3 The Ciudadela and the city layout; 4 Architecture and sculpture; 5 Burials; 6 Offerings; 7 Overview: sacrificial and elite burials; 8 Conclusion: the Feathered Serpent Pyramid as symbol of sacrifice, militarism, and rulership; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX
Summary
In the first two centuries AD, Teotihuacan was the largest urban centre in the New World and the Feathered Serpent Pyramid a spectacular symbol of state power. Sugiyama investigates the ritual sacrifices that marked the erection of the Pyramid and the role of warfare and sacrifice in early Teotihuacan statecraft
Notes
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Arizona State University, 1995