There are many artifacts from ancient and mysterious civilizations. From Japan in the East to California in the West, from Russia in the North to Argentina in the South, history is everywhere. This story is passed down through oral history and the remaining vestiges of these societies. For “lost” civilizations, modern knowledge of cultures relies solely on deciphering these relics of long-vanished people. The Aztecs are one such civilization; they were wiped out by European weapons and disease. Several artifacts from their civilization remain; however, the Aztec calendar is perhaps the most famous. The Aztec calendar, which is housed in the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, is a fascinating piece of history that is still being deciphered and examined. The National Museum of Anthropology (or Museo Nacional de Antropología) in Mexico City has the largest collection of ancient Mexican art. Although it is technically across the street, it is still considered to be inside the first section of Chapultepec Park. It contains a room for each of the Mesoamerican cultural regions. The museum has a courtyard and offers guide services, audio guides, a gift shop, and a restaurant. Entrance to the museum is fifty-seven pesos and it is open from nine in the morning to seven in the evening from Tuesday to Sunday. According to one author, the museum has three strong points. One is the recreation of Pakal's tomb, located in the Maya exhibit; another is the jade mask of the Zapotec bat god, located in the Oaxaca exhibit. The last of the “highlights” is the Aztec Calendar, also known as the Sun Stone (Barbezat). The calendar is displayed prominently on a wall of the famous museum. The Aztec calendar,...... middle of paper ......Hoyt Palfrey, Dale. “Mysteries of the Fifth Sun: The Aztec Calendar. »: Culture and arts of Mexico. Np, January 1, 1999. Web. February 12, 2014. .Mexico. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1985. 85. Print. O'Connell, Robert W. and Virginia L. Tegtmeyer. “Aztec Calendar Stone.” Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. Ed. Jay Kinsbruner and Erick D. Langer. 2nd ed. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2008. 427-429. The Aztec stone of the five eras. "Colonial Latin America: a documentary history. Ed. Kenneth Mills, William B. Taylor and Sandra Lauderdale Graham. Np: np, nd 23-26. Google Books. Web. March 13. 2014. .