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Where the race of Aztec may have derived from.
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Exploring Aztec human sacrifice in the context of their beliefs and society.
Aztec
Location, history and culture of the Aztecs.
A site dedicated to the Aztec calendar.
The story of Coatlique, the mother of Aztec creation.
Aztec Manuscripts
Illustrated look at Aztec "writing".
85 articles on Aztec mythology.
Aztec Mythology
Extensive list of Aztec myths.
Aztec Ruin - Great Kiva (Chacoan Outlier), Aztec, New Mexico
3-D rendered illustration with a brief description.
Text descriptions accompanied with photographs.
Aztec Ruins - East Ruin and Earl Morris Ruin, (Chaco Outlier), Aztec, New Mexico
3-D diagram of the site, with a brief description.
Bibliography on Aztec History
Good resource for researching Aztec history.
Civilisations in America: The Mexica/Aztecs
The origins of the Aztec and their culture, with photographs.
Early Aztec History
Detailing the historic origins of the Aztec as a separate race.
Earth/MatriX - Science in Ancient Artwork
The Aztec calendar: math and design.
Echoes of the Aztec Culture
The implications of the Aztec/Spanish clash, and Aztec culture.
Excavations at Aztec Peasant Sites
Describes archaeological excavations at the rural sites of Cuexcomate and Capilco in the Mexican state of Morelos, with information on peasant life in the Aztec period.
Looking at Aztlan, the mythical place of origin of the Aztec peoples.
Latin American Prehistory
Information on the geography, sites, culture, technology and society of the Aztec and other early races.
Mesoamerican Photo Archives
Extensive photo library of the Aztec region.
Mexican and Aztec History
The arrival of the Aztecs in the Mexican area.
Mictlan, the underworld of the Aztec, and burial rituals.
Migration Legend of the Aztecs
The story of the Aztecs leaving the island of Aztlan.
Mortuary practices among the Aztec in the light of ethnohistorical and archaeological sources
Archaeological evidence of Aztec burial practices.
Mysteries of the Fifth Sun: The Aztec Calendar
Explaining how the calendar fits in with the Aztec culture.
The creation and the legend of the Four Suns.
Pre-European Mesoamerica Archaeological Sites
Covering sites at the Valley of Oaxaca, Valley of Mexico, Gulf Lowlands, Eastern Lowlands and the Amatzinac Valley.
The Quetzalcoatl myth is the great epic of Mesoamerica, describing events which happened at Tollan Xicocotitlan (Tula, Hidalgo) in the northern Valley of Mexico near the end of the 10th century.
Religion - Aztec
An in-depth look at the beliefs and deities of the Aztec.
Smith’s Aztec Bibliography for Students
This is a list of books in English about the Aztecs.
Tenochtitlan
Why the civilization of Tenochtitlan could be considered to be the Aztec civilization.
Tenochtitlan Virtual Tour
Visit this ancient city.
The Aztec
Aztec religion, medicine and rulers.
The Aztec Calendar
Explaining how the calendar worked, with a colourful illustration.
The Aztec Sunstone
A history of an ancient civilization etched in stone.
The Post-Classic Period (900-1521 AD)
The history of the Aztecs, who considered themselves the chosen people of the sun and war god, Huitzilopochtli.
Tlahuica Cultures of Morelos
The Tlahuica were one of the Aztec peoples of central Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest (AD 1521), and lived in the area that is now the state of Morelos.
Tlahuica Ruins Near Cuernavaca
Some of the major archaeological ruins of the Tlahuica culture, an Aztec ethnic group.
Yautepec, an Aztec City
Three recent archaeological projects make Yautepec one of the most intensively-studied Aztec cities outside of the imperial capital Tenochtitlan.