[Aztlan] Sources

[Otto, Lon]

Estimados Listeros:
I would like to request that we give at least general source references when
making absolute statements about the beliefs and opinions of ancient people,
at least when those statements express positions that do not seem to be
common knowledge among those interested in the  subject. "According to X,"
or "Judging by Y," or "Extrapolating from Z" provides the tools to go beyond
simple acceptance or rejection of a statement. I'm not asking for the formal
documentation appropriate to a scholarly monograph, just an answer to the
question that should always hang in the air during intellectual discussions:
What makes you think this?
Respectfully,
Lon Otto

-----Original Message-----
From: John F. Schwaller [mailto:schwallr at potsdam.edu] 
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 9:11 AM
To: aztlan at lists.famsi.org
Subject: [Aztlan] Bows and arrows


For the Nahua (Aztecs), bows and arrows were a sign of 
barbarism.  While they knew of the technology, I do not recall many 
references of their use, other than when they were wandering hunters 
and gatherers, Chichimeca, before arriving in the civilized regions 
of Central Mexico.


John F. Schwaller
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