The composite image on the right shows a drawing of a simple peasant farmer’s house (from a codex) alongside a reconstructed Aztec house interior in a major Mexican museum. Learn more by clicking on ‘One-room bed-sit’ below...
Aztec pipes were called ‘tubes of aromas’
and held like darts thrown in battle!
Knots and matchmakers -
clues to ancient Mexican weddings
For rapid transport around the city
the canoe was king
For Aztec water-folk
the pelican mirrored their fate...
Would your cry of pain have been
ear-piercing
Some Aztec hairstyles were definitely
‘a cut above the rest...’
Some dyed their hair with indigo
- so that their hair shone...’
One-room bed-sit...
... Home smoky home!
The wisdom of Aztec parents -
- even the Spanish were deeply impressed...
Compare Aztec advice for pregnant women
with today’s Dos and Don’ts
Wonderful .. Marvellous .. superb...
Mmmmmm... vanilla!
Pre-Hispanic nicknames...
... were often linked to clothing
The original ‘runaway’ slave
- the Aztecs gave you a sporting chance...
Beetlemania...
... seriously bad news!
Better than an alarm clock
The timeless sound of tortilla-making
When the Aztecs danced...
...they ‘sang with their feet’
Pioneers of Chocolate
Aztecs thought it was blood of the gods.
The Aztecs cried their hearts out...
... they made a strong case ‘for crying out loud’
Dust to dust...
... for the Aztecs it was water to water
Awaiting you in the sauna -
- goddess of the ‘steamy’ side of life...
In wheel life...
... feet handle rough terrain far better
3 score and 10...
...Yippee!!!
Getting drunk on Pulque
One of the benefits of the agave!
Do not pass Go
Patolli was an Aztec board game.