Cannibalism was a very European thing!
Aztec hell - Christian Mictlan
Just how advanced were the Maya?
Aztec furniture was pretty minimalist...
A stunning reconstruction of an Aztec headdress
Studying the surface of codices is a bit like s the surface of the moon
Aztec life force - teotl - or sacred energy
How Moctezuma died - what WAS or what SHOULD HAVE BEEN?
What if the Aztecs had defeated the Spanish?
Amaizing - the story of maize in Mexico
Trainee runners had to shin up the 113 steps of the Templo Mayor
In the 19th century making fake pieces was hugely popular...
What did the Aztecs prize most?
On foot or by canoe the Aztecs were great travellers...
Super glue makers - a great job for Aztec children
The rare remains of an Aztec waistcoat
Bringing the ancient Maya ballgame to life
The wheel WAS invented in ancient Mesoamerica
Lightning has ancient associations in Mesoamerica
Mexica women basically kept the whole empire going
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Ancient musical instruments from western Mexico
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Nahua villagers playing an Aztec drum: appeal for information
Ancient Mexican sounds archive
Music, Song and Dance among the Aztecs - a short introduction
Music and the laws of Nezahualcoyotl Click the flag for a Spanish translation
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Stringed Instruments?
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Aztec Song
Oscar Wilde and Aztec music
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Occasionally even experts make mistakes!
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Brighton Early Music Festival 2006
Aztec War Drum Video
The conch trumpet
The ‘death whistle’
‘Death whistle’: cremated example (re)discovered
Appeal to the Mexican President Click the flag for a Spanish translation
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Forerunners of recorded music from ancient Mexico
Bird-shaped ocarina

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Hear the call of the quetzal bird
Pottery: Ocarina Clay Whistle (how to make one!)
See and hear experts playing and discussing ancient ocarinas in the Peabody Museum collections (USA)
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