American Academy of Religion Archaeology & Symbolism in Aztec Mexico: The Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan Author(s): Eduardo Matos Moctezuma Source: Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Vol. 53, No. 4, 75th Anniversary Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (Dec., 1985), pp. 797-813 Published by: Oxford University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1464276 . Accessed: 12/09/2011 18:55 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. Oxford University Press and American Academy of Religion are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of the American Academy of Religion. http://www.jstor.org Journal of the American Academy of Religion, LIII/ 3 ARCHAEOLOGY & SYMBOLISM IN AZTEC MEXICO: THE TEMPLO MAYOR OF TENOCHTITLAN EDUARDO MATOS MOCTEZUMA* The excavations of Templo Mayor in Mexico City between 1978-1982 have provided important archaeological data which, com- bined with the ethnohistorical data, greatly broaden our knowledge of the Templo Mayor of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, the capital city that controlled the Aztec Empire between 1425-1521. My interpretation of the symbolism of the Templo Mayor is based on the combined archaeological and written resources associated with the ceremonial center of the Aztec capital.