Codex Totomixtlahuaca [SEP] material used
Codex Totomixtlahuaca
The Codex Totomixtlahuaca or Codex Condumex is a colonial-era map produced on a large piece of cotton. The map represents Totomixlahuaca, Mexico, and includes a creation date of 1564. It documents a meeting over a land conflict in communities of the current Mexican state of Guerrero.
Description.
The "Codex Totomixtlahuaca" was found in the community of Totomixtlahuaca, located in the southeast of Guerrero, in Mexico. Using Aztec pictographs, the map represents the distribution of lands in 1564.
Preparation.
Content Codex Azoyú I Codex Azoyú II.
A compliment to Codex Azoyú I, pictures depict the jaguar sacrificing a man. Along with the other manuscripts mentioned above, a broader history of present day Guerrero is depicted through the Tlapa-Tlachniollan development under the Rain God and eventual Spanish conquest.
Material Analysis.
Present day material analysis conducted on the two codices supports the timeline depicted in the manuscripts. Researchers in archaeological science detected gypsum and indigo fluorescence that corresponds with the types of dyes used in Mesoamerica, yet later portions of