A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Mixtec culture of southwestern Mexico, which predated the Toltec, was a fascinating society. The Mixtec reached its height in the ninth to 16th centuries. These people were wealthy and highly skilled in metalwork and stonework, textiles, mosaics, and pottery.
The Mixtec used pictographs, or hieroglyphs, to record their history in elaborate codices. These became an important source of knowledge for scientists, who could learn more about Mixtec culture.
Based on ancient records, they had some connection to the Maya but fiercely opposed the Aztecs and tried to remain independent from them. However, the two groups traded, and the Aztecs seized land and enslaved people from the Mixtec.
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