FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA
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Detailed explanation-1: -The monolith was carved by the Mexica at the end of the Mesoamerican Postclassic Period. Although the exact date of its creation is unknown, the name glyph of the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II in the central disc dates the monument to his reign between 1502 and 1520.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Aztec calendar The most important figure in the stone is Tonatiuh, the sun god, located in the center. Aztec priests used this calendar to keep track of important festival dates. The Aztec solar year contained 18 months of 20 days each, with 5 extra days.
Detailed explanation-3: -It turns out that the Aztec calculation of an average 365.2420 days per year is actually closer to the real value of 365.2422 days than the old Julian value of 365.2500 days or even our current Gregorian value of 365.2425 days. The Sun Stone was hand-carved in the 52-year period from 1427 to 1479.
Detailed explanation-4: -About The Aztec Sun Stone. It is massive and measures 141 inches or 358 cm in diameter, is 39 inches or 98 centimeters thick, and weighs 54, 210 lbs or 24, 590 kg. Estimates now believe it was craved close to the end of the Aztec Empire between 1502 and 1521.