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Postclassic Period
Postclassic
period, cultural lapse of time from roughly 900 to 1521 A.D., the year
of the Spanish conquest brought this period to an end. The most important
cultures and archaeological sites of this time are: Gulf Coast: Totonac
Culture. Veracruz and Puebla (Tajín and Cempoala); Western Mexico:
the Tarascan Culture in Michoacán stands out. (Dzin Dzun Dzan/Tzin
Tzun Tzan??, Ihuatzio, Patzcuaro and Tzizipandácuri); Oaxaca: Mixtec
culture (Mitla), Maya Zone : Maya culture with highland influence (Chichén
Itzá); Central Highlands: Toltec Culture (Hidalgo) in the Early
Postclassic (Tula, Cholula, Tenayuca) and Aztec Culture in the Federal
District (Mexico City) in the Late Postclassic (Malinalco, Tlatelolco and
Tenochtitlan).
Last Modified: January 14, 1998.
Museo del Templo Mayor, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e História,
México.
Seminario #8, Centro Histórico. Cuauhtémoc,
México, D.F. 06060
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