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 The Aztec calender []   This stone is 4 meter diameter, and it is the biggest Aztec sculpture ever found. In the center of the stone is the face of an sun. This stone is also known as the Aztec calender, and in fact it also represents the Aztec belief that the universe had gone by four previous worlds that had been destroyed.  Society ﻿The Aztec priests were the people who created a calender based on the Mayan calender. It had 13 periods, like months, of 20 days each. Aztec people would use the calenders to schedule their religious festivals, farming cycles, and religious ceremonies, like human sacrifices. The Aztecs society had a strict class structure ; the emperor was the most important, next were members of the royal family, nobles, priests, and military leaders, soldiers, artisans, merchants, then farmers. ﻿Current Event ﻿ The Aztec, NM job market is strong compared to the rest of the US. Over the last year, job postings in Aztec, NM have increased by 36% relative to a national decline of 32%. []