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Overview Aztec sculptures have been continually discovered in Central America since the 18th century. While Spanish conquistadors preserved several works during their conquest, they most likely destroyed the majority of sculptures that they seized from the empire. Aztec sculptures that exist today encompass several different themes, predominantly religion. Artisans used various types of iconography to represent their numerous deities, including human forms as well as animals and elements from nature. In addition to deities, Aztec religion focused heavily on their perceived relation of time and space; this concept is expressed in various sculptures, most prominently in calendar stones. While religious iconography is prevalent in the majority of Aztec sculpture, many of these works tell a historical narrative as well; this is due to the Aztecs' incorporation of historical events into their folklore.