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New publication by Dr. Agnieszka Brylak!

29 06 2026

💧 Have you ever heard of the Nahua "blue and yellow waters"? According to various sources, Tenochtitlan was founded at the place where two sacred springs flowed, one blue and ...

Dr Julia Madajczak at the Opening of the Centre for Research on the Berlin Collections

24 06 2026

 We’re happy to share that our TEOTL team member, Dr. Julia Madajczak, participated in the opening ceremony of the Centre for Research on the Berlin Collections at the Jagiellonian University! ...

The Flowery Death: The Image of Death in the Nahua Songs of Cantares Mexicanos by Dr. Katarzyny Szoblik

22 06 2026

🌸 In Western cultures, flowers are often associated with mourning and remembrance. But did you know that in the Nahua world, flowers could also symbolize a glorious death? In pre-Hispanic ...

Les dieux du Mexique central ancien: un langage codé (2026) by Katarzyna Mikulska, Danièle Dehouve and Loïk Vauzelle

17 06 2026

Have you ever wondered how the costumes 👗, feathers 🪶, and plants 🌿 depicted in representations of Nahua deities encoded specific meanings, including the names and titles of the gods? ...

XXI Congreso AHILA “Latinoamérica en la Historia: Recursos y Desafíos” Symposium: “Prácticas y creencias religiosas en la Mesoamérica prehispánica” – Call for Papers

18 05 2026

🌍 What: XXI Congreso AHILA “Latinoamérica en la Historia: Recursos y Desafíos” Symposium: “Prácticas y creencias religiosas en la Mesoamérica prehispánica” – Call for Papers 📍 Where: Ludovika University of ...

Artículo “Beyond Mictlan: The Otherworlds of the Pre-Contact Nahua” de Julia Madajczak, Katarzyna Mikulska y Roberto Martínez

08 05 2026

Have you ever wondered how the Nahua imagined their otherworlds 💀🌑 —and what the numbers eight and nine have to do with it? 🔢 If so, we have great news! ...