Often times, the focus on mythology makes it difficult to see the mathematical and scientific significance of the winter solstice because it leads to the assumption that there is only […]
The Codex Borgia has been long recognized as one of the most important codices written before the Spanish Conquest that survived Spanish flames. Most of the content of the Borgia […]
*Here is an image (codex Borgia, page 44) that represents the story of how the first flowers came to be. In the image, Xochiquetzal ( as identified by her […]
In this entry I’d like to introduce a Native American mtDNA tool to help people better understand Native American genetics. This tool is a compilation of the all of the […]
There are many Aztec/Mexica calendar correlations out there and it can be very intimidating to try to figure out which correlation is the most accurate. This entry will help sort out […]
Here are three census records from the 16th century. The census records list pre-cuauhtemoc names from three regions: San Luis Potosi, Cuernevaca, and Morelos. 1544 Morelos Census From: Cline, Sarah L., ed. The […]
Izcalli is the seventeeth month of the year. This month was devoted to both Xiutecuhtli and children. The word Izcalli translates to “the growing” and during the month, parents lifted their […]
“Like the Christian god, Ometeotl is found, as members of its cult insist, everywhere; everywhere that is, except in primary sources” – Richard Haly Ometeotl is perhaps the most widely […]
“One Flint Knife set in. On this One Flint Knife, when it tarried for a day, they then made offerings to Uitzilopochtli, whose day sign it was, and to Camaxtli, […]
Tlaxochimaco takes place from August 8, 2014 to August 27, 2014. It is during this month that the people traveled throughout the country and up the mountains to gather flowers. […]