# Aztec Ceremonial Knife — WHE Article Discussion

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**Created:** [February 4, 2014, 11:15am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/aztec-ceremonial-knife-whe-article-discussion/5245 "2014-02-04T11:15:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 4, 2014, 11:15am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/aztec-ceremonial-knife-whe-article-discussion/5245/1 "2014-02-04T11:15:54Z")

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The Aztec mosaic-handled knife currently in the British Museum, London dates to between 1400 and 1521 CE and is thought to have been used in religious ceremonies. Made from wood and flint the knife handle represents an Aztec warrior but the blade revealed no traces of blood under testing and so was probably not used to sacrifice victims, a common Aztec religious practice.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/650/aztec-ceremonial-knife/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/650/aztec-ceremonial-knife/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 12:43am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/aztec-ceremonial-knife-whe-article-discussion/5245/2 "2026-07-29T00:43:42Z")

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