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, there is history everywhere. This story is passed down through oral history and the remaining remnants of these societies. For “lost” civilizations, modern knowledge of cultures is based solely on deciphering these relics of long-lost people. The Aztecs are one such civilization; they were wiped out by European weapons and diseases. There are several artifacts of their civilization left; however, the Aztec calendar may be the most famous. The Aztec calendar, which resides in the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, is a fascinating piece of history 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. Even though it is technically across the street, it is still considered within the first section of Chapultepec Park. Contains one room for each of the Mesoamerican cultural regions. The museum has a courtyard and provides guide services, audio guides, a gift shop and a restaurant. Entrance to the museum costs fifty-seven pesos and is open from nine in the morning to seven in the evening from Tuesday to Sunday. According to one author, the museum has three highlights. 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, with...... in the center of the card ......Hoyt Palfrey, Dale. "The Mysteries of the Fifth Sun: The Aztec Calendar." : Culture and art of Mexico. Np, 1 January 1999. Web. 12 February 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 edition. 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, n.d. 23-26. Google Books. Web. March 13. 2014. .