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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MoonSong" data-source="post: 7818015" data-attributes="member: 6689464">Not apparently, they did -except the names still are in decimal, not surprising as the Nahua people were relative newcomers that adopted local customs-. And not only them, all of Mesoamerican cultures had 20 as the base. It may have fingers as a base, but it makes for a cool divider for the year and the period of human gestation.Fun fact, ancient Mesoamerican astronomers used a square 20x20 grid to make astronomic observations, and since it was used to register the skies, both the grid and the number 400 became metaphors for the heaven and infinity.  Or 131 of my steps. Pretty convenient my steps happen to roughly be 2-1/2 feet/30 inches. Of course, if you happen to be taller than me -and odds are you are- then this is useless as a number. But hey! I'm my own 5x5 square!I've been toying with the idea of creating a fantasy measure unit using this number. I call the area I can cover with one step a Rose (not my most humble moment there, but I also like the metaphor of one circular spot where you can comfortably dance in that kinda looks like a flower's petals). Also I call 200 steps/the length of 100 aligned Roses (about 150m) a Rose Field.</blockquote>