Aztec Sun Stone
If you head over to the National Anthropology Museum in the Mexican capital, you will find the Aztec Sun Stone. The sculpture is massive, with a diameter of 3.6 meters, a thickness of 1.2 meters, and a weight of 24 tons or 58,000 pounds. It is full of intricate hieroglyphic carvings and is believed to have been made between the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1790, it was discovered beneath the ground while they were building a new city on top of the ancient one. The circular design of the stone has to do with the beliefs of the Aztecs. It depicts the relationship between man and god, the cosmic cycles, the passing of days, and more.
Aztec Sun Stone
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