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How Maya and Aztecs earthquake-proofed their buildings
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There are 6 surviving pre-Hispanic Mixtec codices
Chanting in Mesoamerica has ancient roots
We compare Maya and Aztec creation myths
Vote for your favourite Aztec day sign!
Aztec furniture was pretty minimalist...
Cannibalism was a very European thing!
What did the Aztecs prize most?
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To be moral was to follow the example of your ancestors
The famous obsidian Aztec jar in the form of a spider monkey
Europe is home to artefacts with a mistaken identity...
New perspectives show the complexity of Aztec ritual practices
Synchronized blood-letting
Studying the surface of codices is a bit like s the surface of the moon
Did the ancient Maya invent the first comics?
We review a manual of ancient Mexican wisdom...
The Codex Cospi was once thought to be Chinese!
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Ancient musical instruments from western Mexico
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Ancient Mexican sounds archive
Music, Song and Dance among the Aztecs - a short introduction
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Brighton Early Music Festival 2006
Aztec War Drum Video
The conch trumpet
The ‘death whistle’
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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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