This weekly feature is a place to discuss new developments in fields of history and archaeology. This can be newly discovered documents and archaeological sites, recent publications, documents that have just become publicly available through digitization or the opening of archives, and new theories and interpretations.
A report has come in which archaeologists have suggested that Teotihuacan should be called Teohuacan. They cite the Xolotol Codex and the reference to a city whose named is spelled with a sun and a temple. The archaeologists have suggested that the Spanish changed the name of Teohuacan to Teotihuacan in order to reduce the religious significance of the city. They argue that the Aztecs would frequently visit the city and use the city as a place of coronation for new rulers.
I am hesitant to accept such a determination. I would like to see a published paper on the suggestion and a deeper explanation of the evidence to support a name change. I would also like to hear what other Mesoamericanists, especially those that work on Teotihuacan, have to say.