“Chichén Itzá, Tula, and Tollan Changing Perspectives on a Recurring Problem in Mesoamerican Archaeology and Art History”

These Selected Essays Revisit Long-standing Questions Regarding The Nature Of The Relationship Between Chichen Itza And Tula. The Contributors To This Volume Bring Their Background In Archaeology, Art History, Anthropology, Epigraphy, And Ethnohistory To Elucidate Persistent And Vexing Facets Of The Tula-chichen Itza Question.--jacket. Foreword / Jeffrey Quilter -- Preface / Jeff Karl Kowalski & Cynthia Kristan-graham -- Acknowledgments / Cynthia Kristan-graham And Jeff Karl Kowalski, Eds. -- Chichén Itzá, Tula, And Tollan : Changing Perspectives On A Recurring Problem In Mesoamerican Archaeology And Art History / Cynthia Kristan-graham, Jeff Karl Kowalski -- Toltecs, Tula, And Chichén Itzá : The Development Of An Archaeological Myth / Susan D. Gillespie -- Chichén Itzá, Tula, And The Epiclassic/early Postclassic Mesoamerican World System / Susan Kepecs -- Birds, Ceramics, And Cacao : New Excavations At Chichén Itzá, Yucatan / Peter J. Schmidt -- Reading Between The Lines : Hieroglyphic Texts From Chichén Itzá And Its Neighbors / Nikolai Grube And Ruth J. Krochock -- What's Toltecat Uxmal And Chichén Itzá? : Merging Maya And Mesoamerican Worldviews And World Systems In Terminal Classic To Early Postclassic Yucatan / Jeff Karl Kowalski -- Multepal Or Centralized Kingship? : New Evidence On Governmental Organization At Chichén Itzá / Rafael Cobos -- War And Statecraft In The Northern Maya Lowlands : Yaxuna And Chichén Itzá / David Freidel -- From The Bottom Up : The Timing And Nature Of The Tula-chichén Itzá Exchange / George J. Bey Iii And William M. Ringle -- New Perspectives On Tula's Obsidian Industry And Its Relationship To Chichén Itzá / Dan M. Healan -- So What Else Is New? : A Cholula-centric Perspective On Lowland/highland Interaction During The Classic/postclassic Transition / Geoffrey G. Mccafferty -- The Epiclassic In The Tula Region Beyond Tula Chico / Patricia Fournier And Victor H. Bolaños -- Structuring Identity At Tula : The Design And Symbolism Of Colonnaded Halls And Sunken Spaces / Cynthia Kristan-graham -- Tula And Chichén Itzá : Are We Asking The Right Questions? / Michael E. Smith -- Tula, Chichén Itzá : A Historiographic Afterword / Mary Miller. Jeff Karl Kowalski & Cynthia Kristan-graham, Eds. Originally Papers Presented At A Two-day Colloquium, Rethinking Chichén Itzá, Tula And Tollan, Held At Dumbarton Oaks February 19-20, 2000. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Chichn Itz and Tula have long been conceived as twin citiespaired political capitals that share so many aspects of architectural plan, sculptural repertory, and iconographical motifs that they represent a unique case of cultural contact and artistic convergence in ancient Mesoamerica. This volume (originally published in 2007) revisits long-standing questions regarding the relationship between Chichn Itz and Tula. Hailed as a must read, it quickly became a fundamental source for all Mesoamericanists. Rather than approaching these cities through earlier notions of migrations and conquests, the volume considers their roles in the social, political, and economic relationships that emerged during the transition from the Epiclassic to the Early Postclassic period. The seventeen contributors utilize archaeological, art historical, anthropological, epigraphical, and ethnohistorical methods to demonstrate that the rise and florescence of the twin cities was the result of their success in adapting to complex processes of cultural change. These adaptations, along with the development of new types of political systems and the use of innovative visual and symbolic systems, permitted Chichn Itz and Tula to emerge as dominant powers in Mesoamerica between the Epiclassic and Early Postclassic periods. This volume had its beginnings in the two-day colloquium, "Rethinking Chichn Itz, Tula and Tollan," that was held at Dumbarton Oaks. The selected essays revisit long-standing questions regarding the nature of the relationship between Chichen Itza and Tula. Rather than approaching these questions through the notions of migrations and conquests, these essays place the cities in the context of the emerging social, political, and economic relationships that took shape during the transition from the Epiclassic period in Central Mexico, the Terminal Classic period in the Maya region, and the succeeding Early Postclassic period. Originally Papers Presented At A Two-day Colloquium, Rethinking Chichen Itza, Tula And Tollan, Held At Dumbarton Oaks February 19-20, 2000.