Known as the "Aztec death whistle," this object is an ancient Mesoamerican wind instrument typically crafted into the shape ...

On the edge of Mexico City's famed Zócalo plaza, next to the ruins of the Aztec sacred pyramid known as the Templo Mayor, the remains of an animal—perhaps a dog or a wolf—were discovered.

Aztec temples form the base of the Square of Three Cultures in Mexico City, a monument marking the Aztec, Spanish colonial, and modern period in Mexico’s rich history. Once the baby was welcomed ...

Built in the 16th century by the Spanish on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the old Aztec capital, Mexico City is now one of the world's largest and most densely populated cities. It has five Aztec temples ...

Then the Spaniards burst into the rooms of the temple to kill the others ... The Brohen Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico (Boston: Beacon Press, 1962), pp. 64­66, 129­131. As ...

The invaders crushed temples and raised churches all over the Aztec Empire. And the object that we're looking at now shows us exactly how that process was carried out. "Any visitor to Mexico will ...

Although it has been argued that other ancient wonders of comparable regard—such as the Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu in Peru, and the Aztec Temple in Tenochtitlan in Mexico—should have ...

As presenter Tony Spawforth explains, the first Aztecs to arrive in Mexico discovered the remains of a civilisation long since disappeared. From these ruins, the Aztecs created a mythology which ...

Built in the 16th century by the Spanish on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the old Aztec capital, Mexico City is now one of the world's largest and most densely populated cities. It has five Aztec temples ...

It wasn't until 1978 that the temple dedicated to the Aztec gods Huitzilopochtli and Tláloc (gods of war and water) was unearthed in the heart of Mexico City. Today, the area remains an active ...

The invaders crushed temples and raised churches all over the Aztec Empire. And the object that we're looking at now shows us exactly how that process was carried out. "Any visitor to Mexico will ...