Totonaka culture

Japanese: トトナカ文化 - トトナカぶんか

The ancient Totonaca culture developed in the central part of the state of Veracruz on the Gulf Coast of Mexico. It had close ties with the Olmec culture and then with the Teotihuacan culture, and around the 6th century, it developed a unique culture based on these cultural traditions. The largest center of the Totonaca culture was the El Tajin ruins, where it produced art styles such as an architecture with wall niches and geometric decorations, a stone carving style characterized by arabesque patterns, and the Yugo-Palma ceremonial stone axe complex, which is a stone model of ball game equipment.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

メキシコ湾岸，ベラクルス州中央部に展開した古代トトナコの文化。最初にオルメカ文化と，次にテオティワカン文化と密接な関係をもち，そうした文化伝統の上に，6世紀ころ独特の文化を開花させた。トトナカTotonaca文化の最大の中心はエル･タヒンEl Tajin遺跡で，壁龕（へきがん）や幾何学文様の装飾を施した建築様式，唐草文状の文様を特徴とする石彫様式，球技用防具の石製模型である〈ユーゴ･パルマ･儀礼用石斧〉複合，などの美術様式を生み出した。

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