[PAR] [TLE] Aztec calendar stone [SEP] The Sun Stone, Stone of the Five Eras, or sometimes (erroneously) called Aztec calendar stone is a late post-classic Mexica sculpture housed in the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City, and is perhaps the most famous work of Aztec sculpture.  The stone is 358 cm in diameter and 98 cm thick, and it weighs about 24 tons.  Shortly after the Spanish conquest, the monolithic sculpture was buried in the Zócalo, the main square of Mexico City.  It was rediscovered on December 17, 1790 during repairs on the Mexico City Cathedral.  Following its rediscovery, the calendar stone was mounted on an exterior wall of the Cathedral, where it remained until 1885.  Most scholars think that the stone was carved some time between 1502 and 1521, though some believe that it is several decades older than that. [PAR] [TLE] Antonio de León y Gama [SEP] Antonio de León y Gama (1735–1802) was a Mexican astronomer, anthropologist and writer.  When in 1790 the Aztec calendar stone (also called sun stone) was discovered buried under the main square of Mexico City, he published an essay about it, "Descripción histórica y cronológica de las dos piedras que con ocasión del nuevo empedrado que se está formando en la plaza principal de México, se hallaron en ella el año de 1790" ("Historical and chronological description of two Stones that were found in the plaza of Mexico in 1790 upon the occasion of laying the new pavement") explaining the functioning of aztec calendars.
[PAR] [TLE] Aztec calendar stone [ SEP ] The Sun Stone , Stone of the Five Eras , or sometimes ( erroneously ) called Aztec calendar stone is a late post - classic Mexica sculpture housed in the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City , and is perhaps the most famous work of Aztec sculpture . The stone is 358 cm in diameter and 98 cm thick , and it weighs about 24 tons . Shortly after the Spanish conquest , the monolithic sculpture was buried in the Zócalo , the main square of Mexico City . It was rediscovered on December 17 , 1790 during repairs on the Mexico City Cathedral . Following its rediscovery , the calendar stone was mounted on an exterior wall of the Cathedral , where it remained until 1885 . Most scholars think that the stone was carved some time between 1502 and 1521 , though some believe that it is several decades older than that . [PAR] [TLE] Antonio de León y Gama [ SEP ] Antonio de León y Gama ( 1735–1802 ) was a Mexican astronomer , anthropologist and writer . When in 1790 the Aztec calendar stone ( also called sun stone ) was discovered buried under the main square of Mexico City , he published an essay about it , " Descripción histórica y cronológica de las dos piedras que con ocasión del nuevo empedrado que se está formando en la plaza principal de México , se hallaron en ella el año de 1790 " ( " Historical and chronological description of two Stones that were found in the plaza of Mexico in 1790 upon the occasion of laying the new pavement " ) explaining the functioning of aztec calendars .
Where is this late post-classic Mexica sculpture, which Antonio de León y Gama wrote an essay about at the time the sculpture was discovered, housed?
Where is this late post - classic Mexica sculpture , which Antonio de León y Gama wrote an essay about at the time the sculpture was discovered , housed ?
National Anthropology Museum
National Anthropology Museum