A new archaeological history of Aztec Ruins, New Mexico: Excavating the archivesMy research focuses on the Chacoan to post Chaco Phenomenon (c. AD 900-1300) in the US Southwest. I am particularly interested in how political and social complexity was manifested at Chaco's successor, Aztec Ruins...
Aztec, Nahuatl-speaking people who in the 15th and early 16th centuries ruled a large empire in what is now central and southern Mexico. The ninth emperor, Montezuma II, was taken prisoner by Hernan Cortes and died in custody. His successors were unable
Aztec Names Aztec names were inspired by and took their meanings from nature and religion, Aztec people also named their children after Aztec God's.Read more about the Aztec Names >> Aztec Ruins Most Aztec ruins can be found where the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was located such as the Te...
Aztec Ruins National Monument: Administrative History of an Archeological Preserve. Division of History, Southwest Cultural Resources Center, Professional Papers No. 24, Southwest Region, National Park Service, Department of Interior.Lister, R., & Lister, F. (1990). Aztec Ruins National Monument: ...
Owing to the region’s rich volcanic soils and strategic location, Náhuatl-speaking peoples developed a complex civilization there, now marked by monumental ruins. In the early 16th century Spanish missions were established, including several on the slopes of Popocatépetl (also in Morelos state) th...
Early Aztec History The Aztec Empire Aztec Religion European Invasion & Fall of the Aztec Civilization The Aztecs, who probably originated as a nomadic tribe in northern Mexico, arrived in Mesoamerica around the beginning of the 13th century. From their magnificent capital city, Tenochtitlan, the Az...
“someone who comes from Aztlán,” thought to be a mythical place in northern Mexico. However, the Aztec referred to themselves as Mexica (meˈʃihkah) or Tenochca and Tlatelolca according to their city of origin. Their use of the wordAztecawas like the modern use ofLatin American,...
Another common ancient Aztec weapon was the spear, called a tepoztopilli. They were extremely sharp and could be over 7 feet long. They didn’t have a small point as many spears do, but instead a blade of up to a foot wide made of smaller stone blades. Theses spears were known to ...
TheAztecs, the last of pre-Columbian Mexico’s great native civilizations, rose to prominence in the central valley of Mexico around 1427 by partnering with the Toltecs and Mayans. This triple alliance conquered smaller cultures to the east and west until the Aztec empire spanned Mexico from ...
History, Culture & People of the Americas 11chapters |96lessons Ch 1.The Pre-Columbian Era Ch 2.The Aztec Empire Aztec God Xolotl | Overview & Mythology4:59 Aztec God of Rain | Tlaloc Statue & Facts6:48 Aztec God Tezcatlipoca | Overview, Identities & Mask ...