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As he corrected my copy, Karl would do his usual imitation of a stone mask from the era of the Toltecs.

From The Guardian • Oct. 3, 2014

Each wing is dedicated to a separate civilization in Mesoamerican culture—one for the Toltecs, another for Teotihuacan.

From Scientific American • Jul. 6, 2012

For the next three centuries, the Toltecs ruled over the heart of Mexico from their capital at Tula.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Then, around 900, a new people, the Toltecs, rose to power.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Along with the crops, they were useful commodities in the marketplaces of each city in the trade networks initially established by the Toltecs.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz