The Aztec calendar stone is one of the most recognisable artifacts from ancient Mexico, plastered on t-shirts, tourist tat, and basically anything marketed as “authentic Aztec culture.” Most people ...

The Aztec calendar is different from the Maya calendar. The latter one has recently gained wide popularity due to the year 2012 prediction of the end of the world. The Aztec and the Maya people, ...

Go to updated and illustrated post. __1790: __Workers doing repairs in Mexico City unearth a massive stone bearing ancient symbols. It turns out to be a representation of the Aztec calendar and will ...

In the winter months of 1790, construction workers were busy repaving the Mexico City’s Plaza de Armas when their shovels struck upon a large, circular object buried in the ground. It was so heavy, ...

It's a bright summer day at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. Outside, in the sprawling front plaza rimmed by palm and willow trees, young couples cuddle by the steps, vendors sell ...