Tlalcuahuitl [t͡ɬaɬˈkʷawit͡ɬ] or land rod also known as a cuahuitl [ˈkʷawit͡ɬ] was an Aztec unit of measuring distance that was approximately 2.5 m (8.2 ft), 6 ft (1.8 m) to 8 ft (2.4 m) or 7.5 ft (2.3 m) long. The abbreviation used for tlalcuahuitl is (T) and the unit square of a tlalcuahuitl is (T²). (Wikipedia).
Tlatilco figurines (from the National Museum of Anthropology, but also including the Female Figure at the Princeton University Art Museum), ceramic, Tlatilco, Mesoamerica (present-day Mexico), c. 1200–600 B.C.E. Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker. Tlatilco is a Nahua
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Teotihuacan, Mexico, main structures c. 50-250 C.E. Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
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Feathered headdress, Aztec, reproduction (National Anthropology Museum, Mexico City) Original: Feathered headdress, Mexico, Aztec, early 16th century, quetzal, cotinga, roseate spoonbill, piaya feathers; wood, fibers, amate paper, cotton, gold, gilded brass (World Museum, Vienna) The head
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