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PART: IITHE AZTEC CALENDAR:
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The reader may express doubts concerning the coordinate dots assigned to the mid-section of the four square-like configurations within the Nahui Ollin, as we distinguish them in the following illustration:
Nonetheless, we did find examples which reflect such a possibility on other pointers within ancient cultures of Mexico. Consider the following case of a pointer from Malinalco.
In this case, it is clear, in fact, that there are even sub-divisions within the intermediate coordinates marked by four smaller lines on each square arm. No matter, the pointer is compactly designed, and seems to have served as a marker for calculating day-glyphs and possibly specific quantities and cycles within the 20-day counting system which is known for its complexity and tediousness.
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