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The Aztecs and their 400 Rabbits

Posted on 18/03/2011 by

If you have read several articles of this blog regularly, you will already know, that a rabbit has a regular appearance – every month. I’m talking about the rabbit in the calendar, of course. Tochtli, meaning rabbit, is the name … Continue reading →

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Practical Nahua Philosophy

Posted on 18/11/2010 by

Being a student of Philosophy myself, I have no doubt whatsoever, that philosophy has been around in any time or area of mankind. And so it was in MesoAmerica. Unlike the Philosophy how we understand it nowadays, Philosophy in MesoAmerica … Continue reading →

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Tzompantli and basic Nahuatl

Posted on 08/11/2010 by

What might on the following picture look like a very macabre Abacus of ancient times, is in fact a Tzompantli. Tzompantlis in Mesoamerica were large racks for the display of skulls near temples or at other locations. Most of the … Continue reading →

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Saturday is Codex-Day (1)

Posted on 06/11/2010 by

From now on repeating every Caturday Saturday, I will present to you a Codex page with several explanations. Thanks to the efforts of Mesoamericanists all around the world and especially the site famsi.org, it’s today possible to have a look … Continue reading →

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The omnipresent Mayan deity, that didn’t exist

Posted on 04/11/2010 by

It’s an odd thing with gods: Many people say they exist, because they know and believe it. Many people say, that there probably isn’t any god. Scientists often refer to god as made by man. So in the end, you … Continue reading →

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