Aztec Artifact: Largest Aztec Idol Ever
As it turns out, the 11 foot long stone slab, an
Aztec artifact found on 10/04/2006 with the much
publicized Aztec altar may actually be of greater
historical significance than the altar itself.
Archaeologists now believe the slab is the largest Aztec
idol ever found, acclaiming the giant stone idol as one of
the greatest artifact finds in Mexico.
Other Aztec Artifacts Found on Site of Templo Mayor
The Aztec Calendar stone, the Piedra del Sol, another
artifact found in 1790 on the site of the Templo Mayor
complex in Mexico City outweighs the monolithic idol slab
artifact, but the length of the slab is longer than the radius
of the Calendar Stone. Anthropologist Anvaro Barrera cautions
patience to those waiting to see what is found and what those
finds may mean. It is expected that excavation will be complete
in about a month.
Brenda Harness, Art Historian
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