Map Showing the Toltect Heartland and Major Sites (Including Chichen Itza in the Yucatan Peninsula).
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/toltecs.htm

carved stones found in front of temples at tops of pyramids

motif is reclining human on his back and head turned, often with a flat place for offerings on the stomach

used for performing sacrifices

Only Intact Chacmool from Toltec Site of Tula, Mexico.
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/toltecs.htm

used to hold roofs and entryways of structures

were painted in vibrant colors

ranged from 15-20 feet tall


(Left) Atlantean Warrior Columns Topping a Pyramid at Tula, Mexico.
(Right) Artist Reconstruction of Painted Atlantean Warrior Column, Four Sides.
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/toltecs.htm      http://www.newodysseyart.co.uk/toltec_art_toltec_warrior.html

Feathered Serpent Columns at the Entrance of the Temple
of the Warriors at Chichen Itza, Mexico.
http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/chichen/eg_maya_chichen_warriors1b.html

Columnated Courtyard at Palace Ruins in Tula, Mexico.
http://www.newodysseyart.co.uk/ancient_mexico_tula.html

used at the capital of the Toltec civilization from AD 980 to 1179

covered about 12 sq km and supported a population of about 30,000 at its height

monumental public architecture includes pyramid temples (slope and panel architecture), two ball courts, and palaces with columnated courtyards

Artist Reconstruction of Temple of Quetzelcoatl at Tula, Mexico. Note
Atlantean Warrior Columns, Chacmool, Serpent Columns, and Panels
with Jaguar, Eagle, and Feathered Serpent Motifs.
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/toltecs.htm