Archaeologists excavating at the foot of the Aztecs’ Great Temple, in downtown Mexico City, discovered a dazzling collection of gold artifacts and the skeleton of a juvenile wolf. Occupying a ...

This shield, believed to have belonged to Aztec emperor Ahuízotl, is among the collection of cultural heritage artifacts that originated in Mexico and are now held at the Weltmuseum Wien, Austria's ...

Skulls were prominent in ancient Mesoamerican artwork, particularly among the Aztec, so the connection between these artifacts and these civilizations is apt. "[I]t was a symbol of regeneration ...

Hidden for centuries beneath a modern-day university, this colorful artifact sheds light on the grandeur of the Aztec Empire. In September 2022, a magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck Mexico City ...

Throughout ancient Mexico, ceremonies dedicated to Quetzalcoatl took place according to the Aztec ritual calendar. People adorned ceremonial artifacts with serpent motifs and painted elaborate ...

Before Spanish colonization, Templo Mayor served as the religious center for the Aztec people ... and the adjoining museum houses thousands of artifacts, including 2,500 wooden objects from ...

Housed within the facility’s 22 rooms are artifacts, including the famous Aztec Calendar Stone, known as Piedra del Sol, as well as the ancient statue of Xochipilli, the Aztec god of art ...