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	Tzompantli - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A tzompantli is a type of wooden rack or palisade documented in several Mesoamerican civilizations, which was used for the public display of human skulls, typically those of war captives or other sacrificial victims.
		A tzompantli is illustrated to the right of a depiction of an Aztec temple dedicated to the deity Huitzilopochtli; from Juan de Tovar's 1587 manuscript, the Ramirez Codex.
		The gourd tree is a clear representation of a tzompantli, and the image of skulls in trees as if they were fruits is also a common indicator of a tzompantli and the associations with some of the game's metaphorical interpretations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tzompantli (765 words)

	Human sacrifice in Aztec culture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A tzompantli, or skull rack, associated with the temple dedicated to Huitzilopochtli, in the Ramirez Codex, Juan de Tovar's 1587 manuscript.
		In the description of the tzompantli, a rack of skulls of the victims in the main temple, he reports to have counted about 100,000 skulls.
		However, to accommodate that many skulls, the tzompantli would have had a length of several kilometers, instead of the 30 meters reported, unless it was stacked in several rows.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Human_sacrifice_in_Aztec_culture (4409 words)

	purevolume™ \| TZOMPANTLI
		Tzompantli was created to maintain and keep alive the music project of the old band Incest, the new forms of musical fusion had came to give new format to the most powerful band in Aztec lands.
		Tzompantli was born to develop the style of this musicians forged during more than 12 years in underground Mexican Heavy Metal scene, making sound again the drums in signal of war.
		Tzompantli nace como producto de la sucesion y continuacion del proyecto musical del antiguo Incest, las nuevas opciones de fusion musical le han venido a dar un nuevo formato a la banda ms poderosa de tierras aztecas.
	www.purevolume.com /tzompantli (418 words)

	Chichen-Itza : Attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Tzompantli (Temple of the Skulls) -- To the right of the ball court is the Temple of the Skulls, an obvious borrowing from the post-Classic cities of central Mexico.
		Platform of the Eagles -- Next to the Tzompantli, this small platform has reliefs showing eagles and jaguars clutching human hearts in their talons and claws, as well as a human head emerging from the mouth of a serpent.
		Platform of Venus -- East of the Tzompantli and north of El Castillo, near the road to the Sacred Cenote, is the Platform of Venus.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=952&catID=0952010029 (2081 words)

	Non-Western - Plaster stone skulls that belonged to the Tzompantli Altar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Non-Western - Plaster stone skulls that belonged to the Tzompantli Altar
		- Plaster stone skulls that belonged to the Tzompantli Altar
		Plaster stone skulls that belonged to the Tzompantli Altar
	instructional1.calstatela.edu /bevans/Art446-12-Aztec/WebPage-Info.00025.html (30 words)

	Tula
		The first of the two low buildings bordering the west side of the Plaza is called the tzompantli, or Place of Skulls.
		This ruin containing two columns was actually built a few centuries later by the Aztecs and was used to house decapitated human heads.
		Just behind the Tzompantli is to be found the South Ball Court.
	www.geocities.com /atlantis01mx/hid_stmexico/tula.htm (685 words)

	Day of the Dead Celebration by Rosalba Solis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		A joyous celebration of flowers, brightly colored art and special foods with offerings of items or things they enjoyed that represent friends and family members that have passed away.
		Tzompantli: Day of the Dead is held on November 2nd in a cemetery or other sacred place.
		Traditional native cultures celebrate Tzompantli: Day of the Dead in August.
	communityartsadvocates.org /dayofthedead.html (446 words)

	Tzompantli, Chichen Itza
		Returning from the cenote, a large square platform called Tzompantli (Náhuatl: "wall of skulls") can be seen on the right of the plaza.
		This served as a base for the stakes on which the decapitated heads of human sacrifices were impaled.
		Tzompantli Map (Mexico - Chichen Itza North (Yucatan))
	www.planetware.com /yucatan/chichen-itza-tzompantli-mex-yuc-tzmp.htm (89 words)

	Mesoweb Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		These very detailed renderings of human skulls were strung in great quantities to form necklaces.
		The resulting monotonous succession of human skulls is reminiscent of the Post-Classic tzompantli or skull rack, which functioned as a sort of trophy display made from the heads of captured enemies.
		Stone representations of tzompantli have been found in the Aztec Great Temple (Mexico City) and in Chichén Itzá (Yucatan), among other sites.
	www.mesoweb.com /features/jpl/143.html (68 words)

	Hurricane Art: Hail of meaning, hail of heads. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		For example, there are depictions of the corn god, Centeotl, or of fearsome Tlaloc, god of thunder and lightning.
		You yourself created the Tzompantli, a great rack often graced with the heads of sacrificed prisoners at the temple of Huitzilopochtli.
		Aztec “Artist”: Well, as you said, the Tzompantli is a rack to hold and display the heads of those sacrificed to Huitzilopochtli.
	www.smcm.edu /users/jfhoover/Art.html (530 words)

	Altar of Skulls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Drawing of Temple with Skull Rack, Tzompantli Altar of Skulls
		This drawing is of the Main Temple of Texcoco, a member of the Triple Alliance with Tenochtitlan.
		The tall roof of Tlaloc's temple is decorated with four vertical blue bands, symbolic of streams of water, while the war god's shrine is adorned with human skulls.
	www.lindakreft.com /Mesoamerica/codexskulls.html (201 words)

	Platform of Skulls Chichén-Itzá
		The Tzompantli was a centrally-located platform used to display the skulls of enemy warriors defeated in battle as well as the heads of sacrificial victims.
		The Platform of Skulls, a T-shaped stone structrue sixty meters long and twelve meters wide, was dedicated to the glory of military conquest and ritual sacrifice.
		Drawing of The Platform of the Skulls Maya Toltec Architectural Style constructed 1100-1300 A.D. Side view of the skulls of Tzompantli.
	www.internet-at-work.com /hos_mcgrane/chichen/eg_maya_chichen_skulls1b.html (216 words)

	Mexico
		Tzompantli, 'Temple of Skulls,' once held the heads of sacrificial victims.
		Close up of the Tzompantli skull head carvings.
		Virgin de Guadalupe made out of tile on local casa.
	www.joerizzo.com /travel/mexico.htm (83 words)

	Detail Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The major temple was a double-pyramid shrine dedicated to Tlaloc and Huitzilopochtli.
		Other structures in this sector included ball courts, temples of Quetzalcoatl, the sun and the tzompantli, the skull wall.
		The capital evolved slowly after the Aztec laid claim to the island in Texcoco.
	www.fofweb.com /Onfiles/Ancient/AncientDetail.asp?iPin=MES1149 (1226 words)

	www.myspace.com/chainsawamputationdrummer
		Tzompantli has got a new drummer and has a show next month man. You should go!
		Tzompantli had a brutal practice without you man! we have 2 new complete songs!!!!
		if Tzompantli wasnt so goddam brootal..i would say that Jose is watching Ice age dos as i write this!!!
	www.myspace.com /chainsawamputationdrummer (1412 words)

	Mayan Archeology - Chichén Itzá - El Tzompantli (Place Of Skulls) Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Click on an image to enlarge and for additional information on the site.
		The words "Il Tzompantli" literally mean "Wall of Skulls" and it is believed that this, more than any other evidence, shows the aggressive and war-like culture that the Maya of Chichén Itzá followed.
		Clues also seem to indicate that this was an area where ritual sacrifices were carried out though this has yet to be confirmed.
	www.isourcecom.com /maya/cities/chichenitza/tzompant.htm (140 words)

	Ruinas Chichén-Itzá Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		The place has a lot of history & the ruins are awesome.
		Between the Principal Ball Court and El Castillo is the innocuous looking Tzompantli.
		Noting some of the murals along the walls of this particular coourt, it could well have been a case of win or face the sacrificial knife - hence the closeness of the Tzompantli to the court!
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/North_America/Mexico/Estado_de_Yucatan/Ruinas_Chichen_Itza-958320/Things_To_Do-Ruinas_Chichen_Itza-BR-15.html (610 words)

	Wall of Skulls (Known as Tzompantli), Chichen Itza, Mexico Photographic Print by Steve Winter at AllPosters.com
		Wall of Skulls (Known as Tzompantli), Chichen Itza, Mexico Photographic Print by Steve Winter at AllPosters.com
		Wall of Skulls (Known as Tzompantli), Chichen Itza, Mexico by Steve Winter
		Wall of Skulls (Known as Tzompantli), Chichen Itza, Mexico
	www.allposters.com /-sp/Wall-of-Skulls-known-as-Tzompantli-Chichen-Itza-Mexico-Posters_i1401043_.htm (132 words)

	Exploring Mayan Ruins at Chichén-Itzá - The Tzompantli - Worldisround photo
		Sightseeing in Mexico picture - The Tzompantli, or Platform of the Skulls, is a T-shaped platform decorated with row upon row of human skulls, apparently skewered on poles.
		Perhaps the luckless losers from the neighboring Ball Court also ended up here.
		The Tzompantli, or Platform of the Skulls, is a T-shaped platform decorated with row upon row of human skulls, apparently skewered on poles.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/15854/photo14.html (181 words)

	Spymac.com - Social Online Community Network :: Galleries :: Community Galleries :: Community :: México D. F. / Mexico ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Home :: Galleries :: Community Galleries :: Community :: México D. / Mexico City :: Tzompantli
		Tzompantli, Museo del Templo Mayor, México, D. ompantli (row of skulls), Templo Mayor Museum, Mexico City
		In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice, there is.
	www.spymac.com /galleries/show_photo.php?picid=218650 (68 words)

	The Frustrated Writer - TZOMPANTLI, by R. A. Hortz
		The Frustrated Writer - TZOMPANTLI, by R. Hortz
		Story Trivia: Tzompantli is a Mayan term meaning 'Wall of Skulls' and it describes a platform where the skulls of sacrificial victims, usually of war, were placed.
		Copyright © The Frustrated Writer 2005 - All Rights Reserved
	www.thefrustratedwriter.com /tzompantli.html (3164 words)

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