![]() Perhaps it is appropriate to call all of the unknown ancients of central Mexico “Toltecs” - artists of stone and building, and artists of the Spirit. Although the Toltecs did not leave many clues about their origins, language, religion, or other facts of their daily lives, their art survives as a small window into a time and way of life, which will probably remain a mystery forever. In the Nahuatl language of the area Toltec means “artist.” The ancient people of Mexico and much of Latin America were master artists in stone, gold, silver, and precious stones, and used their art to celebrate life and their gods. The Aztecs used the word ‘Toltec’ to describe the lost culture and pyramids they discovered in the lands north of them. No one knows why the Toltec culture disappeared sometime in the 12th century. ![]() Much of what the Aztecs recorded about their discoveries and assumptions about the Toltecs was destroyed by the Spanish. The Aztecs found the pyramid complex of the Toltecs at Teotihuacan in ruins when they began to explore the area. ![]() They had no written language, and were gone from their cities many years before the Aztecs arrived to build the center their culture at what is now Mexico City. Not much is known about the ancient Toltecs of central Mexico. No one knows why the Toltec culture disappeared ![]()
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