744 Rev. antropol. (São Paulo, Online) | v. 62 n. 3: 744-768 | USP, 2019 article Aztec Monoliths as Time-Shaping Devices: Coatlicue, Piedra del Sol and Piedra de Tízoc abstract This article presents a new interpretation of the most famous artistic monuments manufactured by the Aztecs, or Mexica, of Ancient Mesoamerica in the 15th and 16th centuries. Going beyond traditional artistic and iconographic interpretations, it strives to understand this huge works as    “a” a a a     time and space, the “chronotopes” constructed by the Mexica. The analysis shows the magnitude of the networks mobilized by the Mexica to build these , a a      a  , a within the frame of their “ritual” actions to keep the cosmos working. keywords Chronotope, Monumental Art, Aztecs, Mexica, Ritual, Agency DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/ 2179-0892.ra.2019.165226 ORCID https://orcid.org/ 0000-0003-2766-7713 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas |Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, México fnl@unam.mx Federico Navarrete Linares