In a particular model of Teotihuacan (photo in the description), you can see the classic Avenue of the dead, Pyramid of the Sun and Moon - but what are the concrete slabs around them all?

by Bobicka

(Photo in question: http://m.imgur.com/k4NSZUE)

Were these platforms used to build wooden structures atop them? What sort of buildings required such a thing?

Mictlantecuhtli

Are you talking about the low rectangles off to the left?