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And they'd bring monuments from around Mesoamerica and study them, you know. And they're really, actually, this surprised me. I would think the best sculptors and mover of megaliths in the entire... The Aztecs. Yeah, yeah. Maybe more. Huge stones and beautiful work. Maybe... Maybe more impressive or just right there with the Olmecs.

When you go to Mexico City's museum and you walk into the Aztec exhibit, you will be blown away. The size of the monuments there carved out of this black basalt and the polish that's on them is really otherworldly. It's really amazing. Probably the most impressive thing that I have seen as far as sculpture work in all of the Americas. And another interesting part of who these people were is...

When you go to Mexico City's museum and you walk into the Aztec exhibit, you will be blown away. The size of the monuments there carved out of this black basalt and the polish that's on them is really otherworldly. It's really amazing. Probably the most impressive thing that I have seen as far as sculpture work in all of the Americas. And another interesting part of who these people were is...

When you go to Mexico City's museum and you walk into the Aztec exhibit, you will be blown away. The size of the monuments there carved out of this black basalt and the polish that's on them is really otherworldly. It's really amazing. Probably the most impressive thing that I have seen as far as sculpture work in all of the Americas. And another interesting part of who these people were is...

So, when you went up to the emperor of Montezuma's temple or Montezuma's temple, when the Spaniards get up to the top of it, think about the famous story of the Spartans who had all these strange deformed people with them, but they're kind of pushed off to the side.

So, when you went up to the emperor of Montezuma's temple or Montezuma's temple, when the Spaniards get up to the top of it, think about the famous story of the Spartans who had all these strange deformed people with them, but they're kind of pushed off to the side.

So, when you went up to the emperor of Montezuma's temple or Montezuma's temple, when the Spaniards get up to the top of it, think about the famous story of the Spartans who had all these strange deformed people with them, but they're kind of pushed off to the side.

In the classical world, you kind of ignore people who have deformities and people who don't have this perfect, picturesque, idealistic form, I guess. But in Mesoamerica, they venerated these people. And in the emperor's palace in Tenochtitlan, he would have these deformed people living with him and he would be pampering them. So it's just like... you're living in a totally different world, right?

In the classical world, you kind of ignore people who have deformities and people who don't have this perfect, picturesque, idealistic form, I guess. But in Mesoamerica, they venerated these people. And in the emperor's palace in Tenochtitlan, he would have these deformed people living with him and he would be pampering them. So it's just like... you're living in a totally different world, right?

In the classical world, you kind of ignore people who have deformities and people who don't have this perfect, picturesque, idealistic form, I guess. But in Mesoamerica, they venerated these people. And in the emperor's palace in Tenochtitlan, he would have these deformed people living with him and he would be pampering them. So it's just like... you're living in a totally different world, right?

These very, very violent people who do things and sacrifice so many people that we see as so barbaric, but then, you know, they, they venerate and take care of them.

These very, very violent people who do things and sacrifice so many people that we see as so barbaric, but then, you know, they, they venerate and take care of them.

These very, very violent people who do things and sacrifice so many people that we see as so barbaric, but then, you know, they, they venerate and take care of them.

They weren't like caring for them, like, like special needs school.

They weren't like caring for them, like, like special needs school.

They weren't like caring for them, like, like special needs school.

Sure. Exactly. Yeah.

Sure. Exactly. Yeah.

Sure. Exactly. Yeah.

They were, they were, they were seen as, no, they were seen as touched by the gods. Deformity, dwarfism was seen as an obvious that God has touched this person. And so from a young age, those people would be told, uh, Look, you're a vessel of the gods. You are born and destined to be a liaison between us and the gods, and we're going to keep you close.