Tolteca

Japanese: Tolteca
Tolteca

...The pottery types that serve as indicators of this are the Coyotlatelic pottery that spread across the central Mexican plateau, the western region, and Oaxaca, and the Tepeu pottery of the Maya region. The word Tolteca means "excellent craftsman" or "wise man," and it is easier to understand the Tolteca as the leadership class in various parts of Mesoamerica that carried the culture of this period, rather than referring to a specific tribe. In this sense, the Toltecas gathered in the central Mexican plateau from all over the country during the decline of Teotihuacan, and created a power to replace Teotihuacan.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Tolteca" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また,その指標となる土器型式は,メキシコ中央高原,西部地方,オアハカ地方に広がるコヨトラテルコ式土器,そしてマヤ地方のテペウ式土器などが代表的なものである。 トルテカToltecaとは〈すぐれた工人〉〈賢者〉を意味し,ある特定の部族を指すのではなく,この時期の文化を担ったメソアメリカ各地の指導者階級をトルテカとしたほうが理解しやすい。その意味でのトルテカたちは,テオティワカンの衰退期に,各地からメキシコ中央高原に集まり,テオティワカンに代わる勢力をつくった。…

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