Obscure History Of Atlantean Statues In Ancient Toltecs’ City Of Tula
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Atlantean statues of Tula are four anthropomorphic characters representing ancient warriors who followed the Mesoamerican god king Quetzalcoatl, a feathered serpent. Quetzalcoatl represented Venus aspect - the Morning Star and was also one of the four gods who held up the sky.
The figures are among the most renowned pre-Hispanic sculptures in Mesoamerica. They can be found in the Tula archaeological region in Mexico's central highlands in the present-day Mexican state of Hidalgo.
Tula (or Tollan) was the ancient capital of the Toltec civilization, which ruled Mexico approximately 1000 years ago and flourished from around 850 to 1150 AD.
These stone giants are located in the upper part of the temple pyramid, probably dedicated to the cult of the god Quetzalcoatl. According to a myth, he died on Earth and then ascended to the sky to become the Morning Star.
Discovered and excavated by archaeologist Jorge Ruffier Acosta between 1956 and 1957, the 'Tula Giants' served many centuries as columns supporting the building's roof. They still hold a mystery: how the figures were carved and transported to the top of the pyramid.
The most common theory is that ancient sculptors who created the statues used stone tools, such as stone hammers to break the stones, small chisels for fine sculpting, and scrapers of various sizes to shape and enhance their time-consuming work with little additional details.
Undoubtedly, the figures must have been significant to the civilization that created them.
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