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- 35mm slide: 20539
- World Region
- Middle America
- Region
- Middle America
- Country
- Mexico
- State/Province
- Federal District (Mexico City)
- Political Location
- Tenochtitlan
- Archaeological Site Name
- Tenochtitlan
- Period
- Aztec
- Culture
- Aztec
- Description
- Aztec capital (Templo Mayor=main temple). The tops of all later temples are gone but the earliest temple, shown here, was found completely preserved. Note double temple on top of platform, one to each main deity. Statue in front -- reclining human - called a chacmool, may be location of sacrifice. (Original teaching slide code: RL-19)
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- Architecture: Religious/ritual
- Source Type Detail
- Photographer (Original): Lesure, Richard
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- UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- Image Size
- 4856 x 3148
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 16798
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-16798/16798
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"Aztec capital (Templo Mayor=main temple). The tops of all later temples are gone but the earliest temple, shown here, was found completely preserved. Note double temple on top of platform, one to each main deity. Statue in front -- reclining human - called a chacmool, may be location of sacrifice. (Original teaching slide code: RL-19)". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-16798/16798. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. April 25, 2024.