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What Is the Aztec Calendar? The Aztec calendar most of us recognize is the Xiuhpohualli, a disc with concentric rings of symbols. It is based on the Aztec sun stone, an ancient Mesoamerican artifact found buried in Mexico City in 1790.
The Aztec calendar system was highly sophisticated and played a central role in the daily lives of the Aztec people. It consisted of two main calendars: the Tonalpohualli, the sacred calendar with 260 days, and the Xiuhpohualli, the solar calendar with 365 days.
25 Απρ 2016 · The Aztecs of ancient Mexico measured time with a sophisticated and interconnected triple calendar system which followed the movements of the celestial bodies and provided a comprehensive list of important religious festivals and sacred dates.
The Aztec or Mexica calendar is the calendrical system used by the Aztecs as well as other Pre-Columbian peoples of central Mexico. It is one of the Mesoamerican calendars, sharing the basic structure of calendars from throughout the region. The Aztec sun stone depicts calendrical symbols on its inner ring but did not function as an actual ...
Aztec calendar, dating system based on the Mayan calendar and used in the Valley of Mexico before the destruction of the Aztec empire. Like the Mayan calendar, the Aztec calendar consisted of a ritual cycle of 260 days and a 365-day civil cycle.
The Aztec calendar, known as the Sun Stone or the Stone of the Five Eras, is a complex system of hieroglyphic symbols that reflect the cosmological beliefs and religious practices of the Aztec civilization.
Introduction to the Aztec Calendar. Not just one calendar. There is not just one Aztec calendar, there are two more or less independent systems. One calendar, called the xiuhpohualli, has 365 days. It describes the days and rituals related to the seasons, and therefor might be called the agricultural year or the solar year.
