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Tizoc. Tizocic ([tiˈsosik]), or Tizocicatzin (Nahuatl pronunciation: [tisosiˈkat͡sin̥] ⓘ), usually known in English as Tizoc, was the seventh tlatoani of Tenochtitlan. His name means, "He who makes sacrifices" or "He who does penance." [1] Either Tizoc or his successor Ahuitzotl was the first tlatoani of Tenochtitlan to assume the title ...
Post-Classical. Culture. Mexica. The Aztec sun stone (Spanish: Piedra del Sol) is a late post-classic Mexica sculpture housed in the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City, and is perhaps the most famous work of Mexica sculpture. [1] It measures 3.6 metres (12 ft) in diameter and 98 centimetres (39 in) thick, and weighs 24,590 kg (54,210 ...
The Templo Mayor (English: Main Temple) was the main temple of the Mexican people in their capital city of Tenochtitlan, which is now Mexico City. Its architectural style belongs to the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica. The temple was called Huēyi Teōcalli [we:ˈi teoːˈkali] [1] in the Nahuatl language. It was dedicated simultaneously ...
The Stone of Tizoc, Tizoc Stone or Sacrificial Stone is a large, round, carved Aztec stone. Because of a shallow, round depression carved in the center of the top surface, it may have been a cuauhxicalli or possibly a temalacatl. [1] Richard Townsend maintains, however, that the depression was made in the 16th century for unknown purposes.
The National Museum of Anthropology (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Antropología, MNA) is a national museum of Mexico.It is the largest and most visited museum in Mexico. . Located in the area between Paseo de la Reforma and Mahatma Gandhi Street within Chapultepec Park in Mexico City, [3] the museum contains significant archaeological and anthropological artifacts from Mexico's pre-Columbian ...
Yasmine Coleman. October 10, 2024 at 4:23 PM. Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images. Following Hoda Kotb's shocking announcement that she'll be stepping down from her position on the Today ...
Dedication Stone. The Dedication Stone of the CGZ age is a carved Aztec plaque made of polished greenstone. The plaque was found in 1845 in the location of present-day Mexico City. [1] This plaque was made in commemoration of the completion of the sixth stage [2] the Temple of Huitizilopochtli at Tenochtitlan in 1487. [3]
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