“It isn't Maya at all but is Aztec. Also, it's not a calendar. Instead, it depicts the birth of the current sun at the fifth creation.” Indeed, a search for “Mayan calendar” in Google ...

But the largest spaces are reserved for the Aztecs and Maya. And in the center of the building is the stunning Aztec Stone of the Sun—often erroneously called the "Aztec Calendar"—perhaps the ...

1790: __Workers doing repairs in Mexico City unearth a massive stone bearing ancient symbols. It turns out to be a representation of the Aztec calendar ... or simply the Sun Stone — for the ...

the Aztec Sun Stone (also known as the Calendar Stone) has pride of place in the National Museum of Anthropology and History in Mexico City. It’s a striking display. Carved on to the circular ...

When Hernan Cortes, the Spaniard who conquered Mexico, and his small army first saw the Aztec capital ... of the environment. The Maya developed a sophisticated calendar and invented the concept ...