Unfortunately, most of Aztec history is shrouded in mystery. For one thing, the Aztec writing system relied mostly on pictographs and ideographs, many of which we can only guess as to the translation.

The Aztecs used pictographs to record events, genealogies and religious rituals. The Codex Borbonicus is a prominent example, ...

Visitors can see books such as the Codex Mendoza, a 16th Century account of Aztec life with pictographs by an Aztec artist and annotated in Spanish.

And Dan Lynch, in his article The Amazing Truth About Our Lady of Guadalupe, explains how the image of Our Lady is actually an Aztec Pictograph which was read and understood quickly by the Aztec ...

Pictographs, ancient images etched or painted onto stones across the country, are in danger of being wiped out by vandals, a Canadian researcher says.

Graffiti found on a sacred pictograph site at Matinenda Provincial Park in Ontario has outraged Indigenous leaders and people living in the area. The OPP says it's investigating the vandalism.