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Keeping Track of Time

July 3, 2021 Martha Lattie
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Aztec Calendar, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City

Mistakenly identified as a calendar, this was a large stone used in sacrificial ceremonies. The Aztec calendar is based on 20 day signs, which are in turn each ruled by a god.

In Art History, Mexico Tags Aztec Calendar, Aztec Calendar Stone, Aztec Art, Aztec
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