This article summarizes recent excavations of Edificio 4 in the Early Postclassic city of Tula, Hidalgo, which, despite prior evidence of its considerable importance, was largely unexcavated. Despite changes in strategy that resulted in discontinuous rather than complete exposure, excavation successfully delineated the entire structure and exposed portions of all or virtually all of its interior rooms, revealing a layout and architectural features notably different from those of the other buildings in Tula's monumental center, and suggest that Edificio 4 had functioned as a palace whose occupants were closely tied to Pyramid B, one of Tula's two largest pyramids. These excavations provide additional perspectives on previously noted similarities between Edificio 4 and the Casa de las Águilas of Aztec Tenochtitlan, revealing striking similarities in layout which, together with equally striking artistic similarities noted previously, make it almost certain that a major portion of the Casa de las Águilas was constructed in the image of the corresponding portion of Tula's Edificio 4.

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EDIFICIO 4, TULA Grande：建筑、职业和废弃

本文总结了伊达尔戈早期后古典城市图拉市最近对 Edificio 4 的发掘，尽管先前的证据表明其相当重要，但大部分未发掘。尽管策略的改变导致不连续而不是完全暴露，但挖掘成功地描绘了整个结构和所有或几乎所有内部​​房间的暴露部分，揭示了与图拉不朽中心的其他建筑物显着不同的布局和建筑特征，并暗示 Edificio 4 曾作为一座宫殿，其居住者与图拉最大的两座金字塔之一的金字塔 B 密切相关。这些发掘提供了关于以前指出的 Edificio 4 和阿兹特克特诺奇蒂特兰的 Casa de las Águilas 之间的相似之处的额外视角，