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The "Aztec Princess" outfit (as wrongly named as any number of nekkid-Vicky "Mayan" outfits) isn't representative of the fine Aztec-based content at RuntimeDNA. "Were women really clothed like that?" No way. :-) It's just fantasy. The hair prop, facial morphs, and loincloths are excellent for their accuracy. Judith's Precolumbian architecture sets are fantastic. While they're more based upon architecture and details than 100% faithful to any known site, they are close enough to be used (and modified) to represent Mexica scenes very well. IIRC the second set is a bit closer to actual artifacts. There's a third one in the works ... I think Judith wants to round out her Baker Street set before finishing Precolumbian III, but I'm excited that she's going to return to the theme. cooler made a maquahuitl (fearsome "sword" with obsidian blades.) It may be at 3D cafe for free, I'm not sure. Dodger included an atlatl (throwing axe) in his Freak Primative set at DAZ. DAZ also has some fantasy Aztec/Mayan-inspired items in their Platium Club section. I seem to remember thinking that the headdress was really good. The best and most objective contemporary work of non-fiction on Azteca culture is "Conquest" by Hugh Thomas. Key historical documents of interest are "The Conquest of New Spain" by Bernal Diaz de Castillo and the compilation of Mexica accounts called "The Broken Spears" by Miguel Leon-Portilla. manoloz, if that's the work you referred to, yes, it's been in English translation since the 1950s, I think. Read those three books and you'll have pretty much all a layman could need to make a well-rounded assessment. Unfortunately, until the very recent past, European and American cultural predjudices have tainted accounts of Aztec culture in historical works. In spite of its glorification of war and rituals that we find abominable today, the Triple Alliance at its peak was also a culture of advanced genius of engineering, law, architecture, astronomy, and culture in general.