The Totonacs

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Diego Rivera mural of El Tajin


Map of Classic and Post Classic sites

CLASSIC VERACRUZ CULTURE (GULF COAST)

SITES
Castillo de Teayo
Cempoala
Cuyuxquihui
Las Higueras
Quiahuiztlan
El Tajin
El Tajin Museum
El Zapotal
Xalapa Anthropology Museum
Baluarte de Santiago, Veracruz
 

PRESENT DAY PEOPLES
Flying Totonacs
 

ARTIFACTS
The Ball Game
    Hachas
    Palmas
    Stone Tablets
    Yokes
Deities
    Huehuetéotl (Totonac Culture)
Figures
    Sculpted Heads
    Seated Figures
    Smiling Face Figures
    Standing Figures
Tecomates
Toys
Vessels
    Effigy Vessels
 

ARTICLES
Classic Veracruz Grotesques and Sacrificial Iconography
Formal Architectural Complexes in South-Central Veracruz, Mexico: A Capital Zone? (1999)
The Life Style of El Tajin (1973)
Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in the Tuxtla Mountains, Southern Veracruz, Mexico (1996)
The Olmec Legacy: Cultural Continuity and Change in Mexico's Southern Gulf Coast Lowlands (2001)