MIKE RUGGERI'S TOLTECS AND AZTECS

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THE AZTEC MIGRATION

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Wikipedia; Tamoanchan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamoanchan

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Wikipedia; Aztlan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztlán

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The Aztlan Migration of the Nahuatl Chronicles; Myth or History? Michael E. Smith

http://www.public.asu.edu/~mesmith9/1-CompleteSet/MES-84-Aztlan.pdf

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Wikipedia; Chicomoztoc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicomoztoc

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How Far North? A Conjecture on the Roots of Aztlán; Raymond V. Padilla

http://faculty.coehd.utsa.edu/rpadilla/currentpubs/AztlanMS/Aztlan.html

THE AZTEC COSMOS

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Wikipedia; The Thirteen Heavens

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_Heavens

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Wikipedia; The Five Suns

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Suns

Wikipedia; The Black sun

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sun_(mythology)

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Wikipedia; Aztec Religion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec_religion

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Mexicolore; Nahua Moral Philosophy

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/home/nahua-moral-philosophy

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Mexicolore; Weaving the Cosmos; The Metaphysics of the Fifth Era

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/home/aztec-philosophy

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Mexicolore; Day of the Dead

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/home/day-of-the-dead-2

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Mexicolore; The Aztec Art of Mourning

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/home/the-aztec-art-of-mourning

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Mexicolore; Time, Ritual, and Sacred landscape in Aztec Mexico

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/calendar/time-ritual-and-sacred-landscape-in-aztec-mexico


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Remains from Aztec New Fire Ceremony Discovered in Mexico City.

https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-12-18/remains-from-aztec-new-fire-ceremony-discovered-in-mexico-city.html

AZTEC HUMAN SACRIFICE

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Mexicolore; Synchronized Bloodletting

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/aztefacts/synchronized-blood-letting

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Mexicolore; Priests and Their Matted Hair

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/aztefacts/priests-and-their-matted-hair

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Wikipedia; The Ball Game

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_ballgame

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Mexicolore; Aztec Concepts of the Human Body #2

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/home/aztec-concepts-of-the-human-body-2

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Mexicolore; Aztec Concepts of the Human Body #1

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/home/aztec-concepts-of-the-human-body-1

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Aztec Human Sacrifice as Expiation

http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/aztecs/aztec-sacrifice-expiation.pdf

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Double Immolations in Ancient Mexican Sacrificial Ritual

http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/aztecs/aztec-sacrificial-ritual.pdf

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Wikipedia; Tzompantli

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tzompantli

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Huge Aztec Skull Rack Found Near the Templo Mayor in Mexico City

The Daily Mail has the report here with their usual excellent photo display;
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3205251/Mexico-finds-main-skull-rack-Aztec-temple-complex.html

Wikipedia; Human Sacrifice in Aztec Culture

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sacrifice_in_Aztec_culture

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Dark Religion; Aztec Perspectives on Human Sacrifice

http://www.academia.edu/8191114/Dark_religion_Aztec_perspectives_on_human_sacrifce

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Decapitated Spaniards from 1520 Convoy Uncovered at the site of Zultepec-Tecoaque

CTV News has the report here from INAH;

http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/excavation-of-mexican-site-reveals-decapitation-of-conquistadors-1.2602422


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A New INAH Study on Human Sacrifice at Tenochtitlan


The Daily Meal has their usual great illustrated report on this discovery;
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3417150/Did-Aztec-rulers-sacrifice-STAFF-Bones-reveals-victims-served-elite-killed-Great-Temple-Tenochtitl-n.html


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New Research on Aztec Skull Masks

The Daily Mail has the report here with extensive photos;
http://dailym.ai/1spZrC1

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650 Skulls from Aztec Times Uncovered in the Zocalo in Mexico City in a Cylindrical Tower

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/01/tower-human-skulls-mexico-city-aztec-sacrifices

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4658112/Tower-human-skulls-Mexico.html

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New Discoveries of Sacrificed Victims at the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/feeding-gods-hundreds-skulls-reveal-massive-scale-human-sacrifice-aztec-capital

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INAH Uncovers Unique Child Sacrifice Remains at the Temple Mayor

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2018/07/remains-of-sacrificed-child-discovered.html#R3h2qVzxRYxlS7PV.97

And further details are here in Ancient Origins;

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/aztec-child-sacrifice-021990


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The First Temple to the Mesoamerican Deity Xipe Totec Uncovered

INAH has the report here (in Spanish) with a slide show (click on the little camera icon near the top of the report);
https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/7883-descubren-el-primer-templo-dedicado-a-xipe-totec-en-la-zona-arqueologica-de-ndachjian-tehuacan

The Daily Mail has the report translated into English with more photos here;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6549625/Mexico-finds-Flayed-god-temple-priests-wore-skins-dead.html

Mike Ruggeri’s Toltecs and Aztecs
http://mikeruggeristoltecsandaztecs.tumblr.com

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INAH May Have Found the First Aztec Royal Burial.

Reuters has the report here.

https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKCN1R60FT

The Daily Mail has excellent photos of some of the finds;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6846405/Aztec-war-sacrifices-Mexico-point-elusive-royal-tomb.html

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INAH Continues to Study Aztec Skull Rack Skulls

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/feeding-gods-hundreds-skulls-reveal-massive-scale-human-sacrifice-aztec-capital

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Mesoamerica Heart Extraction Research

https://news360.com/article/526610248

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119 New Human Skulls Uncovered at the Aztec Giant Skull Rack in Mexico City

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-find-brings-skulls-discovered-aztec-tower-over-600-180976543/

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Large Sawfish Blade Uncovered By INAH at the Templo Mayor in Mexico City

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/317-1811/trenches/7060-trenches-mexico-sawfish-blades

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/282-features/top10/6170-mexico-aztec-wolf-burial


Mike Ruggeri’s Aztec News

https://ancientaztecnews.wordpress.com


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A New Theory on the Number of Female Skulls on the Great Skull Rack at Tenochtitlan

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/02/female-remains-in-aztec-skull-rack-are-associated-with-the-origin-myth-of-huitzilopochtli/146301?fbclid=IwAR3jtJ9Ad1ZhFVKkN3ra0d0hirc2KjP8b7eP_TY763v0yy7jf5hHoWHi1HQ

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Relationship of sacrificial deposits 111 and 176 with the Templo Mayor to the god Huitzilopochtli

https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/entrelazan-las-fuentes-historicas-y-los-hallazgos-arqueologicos-recientes-para-indagar-en-el-mito-de-huitzilopochtli