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Article: Clip & save art notes.(Aztec Calendar Stone)
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- Arts & Activities
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- September 1, 2006
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 Publishers' Development Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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ABOUT THIS SCULPTURE
The Aztec Calendar Stone, also known as the Sun Stone, is a massive, circular, carved sculpture created by Aztec craftsmen in the middle of the 15th century. Historians estimate that it was completed around 1479, during the reign of the sixth Aztec monarch. The historical name for the sculpture is Eagle Bowl. After its completion, it was displayed at the base of the Great Pyramid in the Aztec capital city, Tenochtitlan.
In 1790, the stone was unearthed during an excavation project under the main square in Mexico City, after which it was placed in the wall of the western tower of the city's Cathedral, where it stayed for the next 95 ...
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