Archive for 'aztecs'
Adding up the bones
and arms, and hearts, and hands, and arrows . . .
Geographer Barbara Williams and mathematician Maria del Carmen Jorge y Jorge have, after three decades of labor, deciphered an Aztec code used to calculate the areas of land plots.
The Aztecs needed to calculate the area of irregular shaped parcels of land for tax purposes. Their [...]
Posted: April 7th, 2008 under aztecs, history, mathematics.
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Ancient pyramid found in Mexico City
The pyramid, about 36 feet high, was found in the central Tlatelolco area. The discovery pushes back the date of the founding of Tlatelolco by a couple of centuries, meaning the Aztec presence in central Mexico began earlier than previously supposed.
via Yahoo news
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Posted: January 2nd, 2008 under archaeology, aztecs, discoveries.
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Aztec tomb discovered
Using radar equipment, archaeologists have located the tomb of the Aztec ruler Ahuizotl 15 feet below a ceremonial center in the heart of Mexico City. The tomb is large, consisting of several chambers.
Ahuizotl was the uncle of Moctezuma, who led the Aztec emperor at the time of the conquest by Hernán Cortés. He was cremated [...]
Posted: December 17th, 2007 under archaeology, aztecs.
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Ancient Offerings Found at Nevado de Toluca
An AP article announces the find by scuba divers of what may be Aztec offerings deep in a volcanic crater lake west of Mexico City. The snow-capped volcano lies at 13,800 feet above sea level.
Research is being led by Stanislaw Iwaniszewski of the National Institute of Anthropology and History of Mexico. Among the finds are [...]
Posted: May 26th, 2007 under aztecs, discoveries, trade.
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