Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Writing with symbols

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. The Aztec didn't use SMS, emails or any form of communication that we do today. Instead, the Mexica ...
Daily Mail

Aztec manuscript dating back 500 years details 12 earthquakes from the 15th and 16 centuries and is the first written evidence of seismic activity in the Americas

An Aztec manuscript from the 16th century that depicts the first written evidence of earthquakes in the Americas has been discovered in Mexico. The manuscript highlights 12 earthquakes in Codex ...
Los Angeles Times

Aztec math finally adds up

It has long been a mystery of Aztec arithmetic: What is three arms plus five bones? Now researchers know: five hearts. The odd symbols had been noted for centuries -- thousands of them appear in Aztec ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Researchers find key to Aztec symbol code

LITTLE ROCK — It has long been a mystery of Aztec arithmetic: What is three arms plus five bones? Now researchers know: five hearts. The odd symbols had been noted for centuries - thousands of them ...