[Aztlan] About those banners and standard bearers--and onto the 24 decapitated children

[Jerry Offner]

So, all we are lacking is the evidence of the use of "standard bearers" as
standard bearers in written or pictorial sources.  In addition, the objects
themselves may well hold determinative evidence or at least evidence to
constrain speculation to a more productive range.  It would seem logical to
direct resources in one direction first rather than the other.   

There are many other such situations in Mesoamerican studies, consigned to
inertia between specialties.

This is why I said in the beginning that this was an interesting one.  

As long as Tula, Hidalgo has come up as a topic, a recent finding in that
area is described in this release (along with many others):

http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKN1636567520070417

(simply search for Tula and child sacrifice and you'll find the reports)

A group burial of 24 decapitated children is involved, apparently with a
figurine of Tlaloc.  

Do people on the list see any parallels between the evidence at the site
and archaeological, pictorial or written reports from 1350 or so and later?
I can remember child sacrifice to Tlaloc, but not in this way and instead
in very different ways.   Here is a chance to see disjunction in
operation--just how close can we come and how related were Toltec and late
period religion and ceremonies?  And why exactly 24 children?


Jerry Offner