ESSAY ON: The “Sun Stone” or Aztec Calendar -- Meanings, Iconography,Purposes:

Number of Pages 11

This research paper: This 11 page report discusses the ancient civilization of the Aztecs and their remarkable “Sun Stone” or calendar. In the Aztec system there are actually two Aztec calendars that are essentially independent of one another. However, both are on the “Sun Stone.” They reflect two different aspects of time which represent the two most important aspects of Aztec life -- agriculture and spirituality. One of the calendars marks 365 days and is called the xiuhpohualli. It describes the days and rituals that are connected with the different seasons, and is generally thought of as the agricultural or solar year calendar. The other calendar consists of only 260 days. In the language of the Aztecs (Nahuatl), it is called the tonalpohualli simply meaning the “day-count.” Bibliography lists 8 sources.


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