El Tajin, an archaeological site in Veracruz State ,Mexico north of the port city
of Veracruz and near Poza Rica is most famous for its unique building the
Pyramid of the Niches. The ruin is located in Papantla
20*28’N, 97*28’W site aligned North/south
Now in a Totonac area, the original builders of El Tajin were thought by some
archaeologists to be Huasatec people who started construction in 100 AD
Voladores perform a rope and pole dance at the entrance
Notable buildings include the Pyramid of the Niches, reportedly constructed as a
calendar with 365 niches built into a pyramidal shaped building in 600 AD
The culture flourished from 600 AD to 1100 AD ending in 1150 AD
17 ball courts discovered so far, I shaped courts, depictions of ritual blood letting,
piercing of the penis adorn the walls,
500 htrs 30,000 inhabitants
Museum
Site aligned North south
of Veracruz and near Poza Rica is most famous for its unique building the
Pyramid of the Niches. The ruin is located in Papantla
20*28’N, 97*28’W site aligned North/south
Now in a Totonac area, the original builders of El Tajin were thought by some
archaeologists to be Huasatec people who started construction in 100 AD
Voladores perform a rope and pole dance at the entrance
Notable buildings include the Pyramid of the Niches, reportedly constructed as a
calendar with 365 niches built into a pyramidal shaped building in 600 AD
The culture flourished from 600 AD to 1100 AD ending in 1150 AD
17 ball courts discovered so far, I shaped courts, depictions of ritual blood letting,
piercing of the penis adorn the walls,
500 htrs 30,000 inhabitants
Museum
Site aligned North south
El Tajin Ruin Site, Veracruz, Mexico, Pyramid of the Niches
Pyramid of the
Niches: A
Calendar
Building
Constructed in
600 AD
Containing 365
Niches.
Niches: A
Calendar
Building
Constructed in
600 AD
Containing 365
Niches.
El Tajin Pyramid of the Niches
At El Tajin, 17 ball courts have been discovered so far. They are I
shaped courts and several have sculptures in base relief depicting ritual
blood letting
shaped courts and several have sculptures in base relief depicting ritual
blood letting
At El Tajin Ruin Site, Veracruz, Mexico, the
Pyramid of the Niches is a unique building
that is thought to be a stone calendar
constructed in 600 AD.
El Tajin Ruin site is also noted for the 17
ball courts so far discovered.
Pyramid of the Niches is a unique building
that is thought to be a stone calendar
constructed in 600 AD.
El Tajin Ruin site is also noted for the 17
ball courts so far discovered.
El Tajin ball courts sculptures in base
relief depicting ritual blood letting
relief depicting ritual blood letting
El Tajin Pyramid of
the Niches
the Niches
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El Tajin Pyramid of the Niches, constructed in
600 AD at El Tajin Ruin Site, Veracruz, Mexico
600 AD at El Tajin Ruin Site, Veracruz, Mexico
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