Aztec writing sometimes used different colours to refine a word's meaning: This page is from an early 16th century book about Aztec imperial taxation, the Matricula de Tributos, now in the National ...

Europeans have a long history of belittling Aztec writing. Now it seems the pictographic communication system was much more sophisticated than generally believed, and perfectly suited to expressing ...

An informational writing unit about the Aztec Empire. The unit focuses on key facts about the advances in agriculture, architecture and art; religion within the empire; and the eventual downfall. The ...

The Azcatitlan Codex, a rare manuscript that recounts the founding of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan and the subsequent ...

The codex will be on display until December. As part of the exchange, Mexico will loan France another important historical document, the Codex Boturini. The Azcatitlan Codex, a rare manuscript that ...

The excavation of a sacred pyramid is turning up clues to the empire’s bloody rituals—but so far, no sign of its most feared emperor.

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