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El Zapotal is a Totonac culture archaeological site, located in the region known as Mixtequilla, between the Blanco and Papaloapan rivers in the Ignacio de la llave Municipality in the Veracruz State, Mexico. Its finding has great significance for the understanding of ancient cultures of Veracruz and Mexico. It is considered that site was inhabited by the Totonac culture, grandiose pottery pieces were found, among these figures is the Mictlantecuhtli sculpture, God of death.〔 The various sculptures were accompanied by an ossuary composed of hundreds of ceramic figures, among them are the so-called smiling faces and a set of women with naked torso, these were called "The ladies of the Earth", as representations of Cihuateotl figurines.〔 El Zapotal is currently located on an ancient totonac city in ruins, which flourished in 600 to 900 CE, in what archaeologists call the "classical" period. ==History== Three native cultures inhabited the state of Veracruz territory: the Huastecs, the Totonac and the Olmec, some researchers say, they were a vast community of peoples closely related ethnically and culturally. The area occupied by the huastecos ranged from southern Tamaulipas, part of San Luis Potosí, Puebla, Querétaro, Hidalgo and to the south the Cazones River. The oldest remains of this culture are found in the Pánuco area. The Totonaca culture settled in the center of the State, its main ceremonial center was El Tajín, while the Olmec culture, settled in the south, bordering the State of Tabasco. The Huastec were the least developed in the State, because of the constant invasions suffered from barbarian northern peoples, which came in search of food, so there are few vestiges of their ceremonial buildings, if anything Castillo de Teayo, although identified as Totonac by some. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「El Zapotal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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