Construction Worker Stumbles on a Gigantic Gold Bar Under a Street, Was Left Behind by a Fleeing Spanish Invader In 2020, ...

Archaeologists in Mexico found nearly 200 animal remains beneath the Moon Pyramid in Teotihuacán, shedding new light on the ...

The placement of every excavated object appeared to be governed by an exquisite logic, re-creating the Aztec Empire's entire cosmology. It was at the very bottom of the second offering box that ...

Animals were also revered in Teotihuacán, with evidence that they were given as gifts, sacrificed, or venerated. Many of the animals found in the burial sites were also apex predators at the top of ...

Discovery of nearly 200 animals remains is among the most abundant mass cases of animal sacrifices found in ancient ...

Aztec society, whose powerful empire stretched over what is now southern Mexico from the 14th through 16th centuries, was suffused with religious customs. It was also highly practical and had ...

Author DBC Pierre travels through Mexico on a personal odyssey to recount the fate of the Aztec civilization. In this extract, he investigates the unfolding of a legendary doomsday prophecy.

The Rise and Fall of the Aztec Civilization Explore the history of the Aztecs, their incredible achievements in art, architecture, and warfare, as well as the factors that led to their decline ...

Jossiel Estefes, known as "Onex," stands next to his bike at a gas station in Connecticut during a ride on March 17, 2024. "Look at what you built, we started with four men and now check this out," ...

In the course of the Spanish Conquest, Aztec culture was almost completely obliterated. So how much do we, can we, actually know about the Aztecs that these buskers are honouring? Virtually all ...