Monthly Archives: December 2012

Weapons in the Mexica period

29 December 2012

A guest post from Enrique Ortiz, an artist, painter, and web designer, a man who knows way too much about anything Mexica-Aztec related, a man who would not miss a single archeological conference in the Temple Mayor museum. Enrique is a talented painter and I... Read More

Historical fiction and the trouble in the Aztec Capital

19 December 2012

It wasn’t until 1426, after living for more than a hundred years and ruling for almost half of this time, that Tezozomoc, the old Tepanec emperor died, leaving many sons to rule many provinces. His death did not plunge the Tepanec Empire into a chaos,... Read More

Prepared to gamble?

2 December 2012

What wouldn’t you bet while watching a fierce ball game where the players were not afraid to hurt themselves? A kernel of maize? A good obsidian knife? A golden necklace studded with precious stones? Well, why not? Like anywhere else around the globe, people of... Read More