Aztec: Archaeological Finds
Updated: Sep 13
*Not all items labeled Aztec are correct, particularly those in New Mexico. Not all items on this list have been vetted. Please contact me if you think an item has been included in error.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DEPOSITS FROM THE AZTEC NEW FIRE CEREMONY
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956536101122078 Elson, Christina M and Michael E Smith
At Home with the Aztecs: An Archaeologist Uncovers Their Daily Life Smith, Michael
Book
Aztec craft production and specialization: Archaeological evidence from the city‐state of Otumba, Mexico Charlton, Thomas H et al
https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.1991.9980161
Aztec Knotted and Netted Capes: Colonial interpretations vs. indigenous primary data
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ancient-mesoamerica/article/abs/aztec-knotted-and-netted-capes/E0D0FC436879B6223DE9304001C01B73 Anawalt, Patricia Reiff
Beyond Cloth and Cordage: Archaeological Textile Research in the Americas
https://doi.org/10.2307/972065 Drooker, Penelope Ballard et al
Clothing Women: The Female Body in Pre- and Post-Contact Aztec Art
Chapter Title Diel, Lori Boornazian
Excavations of Aztec Urban Houses at Yautepec, Mexico Smith, Michael E
https://doi.org/10.2307/972199
Huitzilopochtli's Conquest: Aztec Ideology in the Archaeological Record
https://doi.org/10.1017/S095977430000127X Brumfiel, Elizabeth M
Long-Distance Trade under the Aztec Empire: The Archaeological Evidence
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956536100000183 Smith, Michael E
MATERIAL EXPRESSIONS OF WEALTH AND SOCIAL CLASS AT AZTEC-PERIOD SITES IN MORELOS, MEXICO Olson, Jane Marie and Michael E Smith
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956536115000334
PERISHABLE RITUAL ARTIFACTS AT THE WEST RUIN OF AZTEC, NEW MEXICO: EVIDENCE FOR A CHACOAN MIGRATION Webster, Laurie D
https://doi.org/10.1179/kiv.2011.77.2.002
PRODUCTION INTENSIFICATION AND REGIONAL SPECIALIZATION: Maguey fibers and textiles in the Aztec city-state of Otumba Nichols, Deborah L
https://doi.org/10.1017/S095653610011106X
TEXTILES OF SACRIFICE: AZTEC RITUAL CAPES Anawalt, Patricia Reiff
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tsaconf/869/
TEXTILE PRODUCTION IN POSTCLASSIC CHOLULA, MEXICO McCafferty D et al
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956536100111071
The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire Pohl, John M and Claire L Lyons
Book
The Development of Prehispanic Cotton-Spinning Technology in Western Morelos, Mexico
https://doi.org/10.1179/009346988791974466 Smith, Michael E et al
The Oxford Handbook of the Aztecs Nichols, Deborah L et al
Book
Wrapped in Cloth, Clothed in Skins: Aztec Tlaquimilolli (Sacred Bundles) and Deity Embodiment Bassett, Molly H
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/676470?journalCode=hr
Cover Image: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/ominous-new-interpretation-of-aztec-sun-stone/