4000 axe-monies returned to Mex­i­co

Intrigu­ing mix­ture of folk art, eco­nom­ics and tech­nol­o­gy from 800 years ago.

They are archae­o­log­i­cal­ly sig­nif­i­cant (…) because they attest to an exchange of monies and met­al­lur­gic tech­nol­o­gy between the ancient Mex­i­can and Andean peo­ples.