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c1250-1521, discovered on Dec 1790. The stone weights 21.4 tons and is displayed at the National Museum of Anthropology. The Aztec calendar was very accurate and predicted lunar years as well. The Aztec calendar also contains all four seasons and consisted of 18 months.

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The Aztec city is now a site that is opened for tourism. The capital of the Aztec empire displays several temples and a museum as well. The city is about 15 miles away from the center of Mexico City. This will give you an experience on what an Aztec city was like.

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c1500. Displayed at the Museum of Ethology in Vienna, Austria. Made out of Quetzal Feathers, and gold. This allowed Moctezuma to display his superiority and also fierceness instilled in him. The headdress has been restored as of 2012. It is very difficult to find artifacts like these due to the aging of the materials they are made with.

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c1821 National Museum of Anthropology Mexico City. The painting shows a group of Aztec warriors. The Aztec empire was built on top of Lake Texcoco, this meant that the Aztec used naval war tactics in order to be succesful against other attacking tribes. The Spanish also had a difficult time fighting off their navy.

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c1507 CE. This stone was found in 1831 CE in Mexico City. It is displayed at the National Museum of Anthropology.
The stone is made from Volcanic rock and is worshiping a dead emperor. In order to become an emperor in the Aztec empire. They had to prove themselves worthy of being a warrior.

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c1500, National Museum of Anthropology Mexico City.
The artifact is a tribute to Aztec warriors. The Jaguar was a symbolism of courage in Aztec Culture. In order to become a Jaguar Warrior Aztecs boys had to prove themselves. They had to capture enemies, and bring them back as human sacrifices. The statue shows a Jaguar warrior seated down as a sign of respect.

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1400-1521. The model is displayed at the National University in Mexico City (UNAM). The temple was very important when it came to Aztec warfare. The temple oversaw many sacrifices that were made to the Aztec Gods. Captured enemies were taken to the temple and sacrificed in public.

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Reconstructed Jaguar armor displayed at the Tenochtitlan Museum.
The Spanish also adopted the cotton armor due to their metal armor not being effective in cold weather.  The armor was not standard issue. It was meant for higher ranked warrior and had to be earned. This armor protected the torso and other organs against blows from sword and spears that were used against the Aztecs.

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c1400. Templo Mayor Mexico City
A hammer like weapon that was used to deliver blows to the head of enemies. This was powerful enough to crush the skull of an enemy at close range. Made from strong wood and sharp volcanic rock, this object would cut through the skull of an enemy delivering a painful kill.

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c1400 Displayed at the American War collection in Madrid. The weapon was used to deliver blows at a distance. This was made for the front lines.The weapon was longer than the height of a man, and had to be handle carefully.

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c1500 found at the Templo Mayor and made from volcanic stone. The stone was used and worshiped during human sacrifices. The stone is believed to have color originally but was gone due to aging.

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A double ended knife made from Volcanic rock. These type of knives were used in public sacrifices to the gods. They were used on captured enemies. The knives were sharp all around were handled with a clay grip. These knives are displayed at the Templo Mayor in Mexico City with no known date.

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National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City.
The statue shows the head of a warrior. The Aztec warriors wore head objects that would depict sacred animals. This would be their traditional war costumes. In order to be an Eagle warrior, a young Aztec had to have 20 kills.

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The handle made from clay and the edge from flint, the knife was an important tool for close combat. This knife was developed between 1400 and 1521 CE. The knife was important when enemies were down, and had to be slaughtered. In order for boys to become man. They had to prove they were tough. They had to cut out the heart of their enemies, while it was still beating.

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Warfare consisted of spears and bows during the time frame of the Aztecs. The Aztecs had to be prepared during attacks from enemies, which is why the shield was a standard piece of equipment the Aztecs used. The listed here is over 450 years old. It is made from feathers and thick wood. Thick wood was very important for the making of the shields. This allowed for defense when it came to jabs from spears.