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The Aztec language has traded with Spanish a whole host of words
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The encounter of Spanish and Nahuatl languages
Virgin of Guadalupe and Tonantzin - are they the same?
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The Aztecs cleaned their teeth with charcoal...
Aztec life force - teotl - or sacred energy
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The oldest team sport in the world...
Many plants and animals had more than one meaning...
Guess what English children think a Mexica chocolate whisk is...!
A stunning reconstruction of an Aztec headdress
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Colours had several layers of meaning in ancient Mexico...
We review a manual of ancient Mexican wisdom...
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Just how were Aztec weapons used in practice?
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Music, Song and Dance among the Aztecs - a short introduction
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Aztec Song
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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
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Pottery: Ocarina Clay Whistle (how to make one!)
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