“Have you heard of Bilingual Writing?

Two colonial codices from #Mexico record two centuries-old multilingual symbols. Both record the Nāhuatl language of the #Aztec Empire, plus one additional language. One is a brief phrase that gives the date in #Mixtec and #Nāhuatl. The other is a placename in both #Totonac and Nāhuatl.

Another example are how two pieces of #Bakongo icons play a role in conflict resolution.”

#linguistics #codex

https://youtube.com/watch?v=26j0V2sc_nQ&si=kyL7eVtkeRh9cox6

“Have you heard of Bilingual Writing?

Two colonial codices from #Mexico record two centuries-old multilingual symbols. Both record the Nāhuatl language of the #Aztec Empire, plus one additional language. One is a brief phrase that gives the date in #Mixtec and #Nāhuatl. The other is a placename in both #Totonac and Nāhuatl.

Another example are how two pieces of #Bakongo icons play a role in conflict resolution.”

#linguistics #codex

https://youtube.com/watch?v=26j0V2sc_nQ&si=kyL7eVtkeRh9cox6

Archaeologists Map Buried Sacred Precinct of Aztec Capital Tenochtitlan Under Mexico City.
Researchers from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) finished a holistic survey of an area beneath Mexico City’s Centro Historico that long ago served as the home of the sacred precinct of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan.https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/archaeologists-map-aztec-capital-tenochtitlan-mexico-city-1234793520/ #globalmuseum #Aztec #Archaeology