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Bringing the ancient Maya ballgame to life
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The stories of Malinche and Pocahontas
The noise from the great market could be heard miles away...
A cremated example of a death whistle is rediscovered
See what we did on our first visit to a school!
Pregnancy and birth influenced Aztec human biology
Basic Aztec facts: Aztec MUSIC...
Personified knives dressed as Mexica gods
The 20 day signs formed a precious necklace...
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The Aztecs had to be indoors every day by 6 pm!
Nahuatl surnames that still exist from Aztec times
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The (skull) rasp
Ancient musical instruments from western Mexico
Poetic imagery of Mexico-Tenochtitlan in Aztec songs
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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