Archaeologists in Mexico City have unearthed a collection of stone figurines depicting humans — carvings that the Aztecs likely used as offerings. Fourteen of the artifacts portray men, while the ...

A massive stone sculpture of the Aztec goddess Tlalecuhtli is displayed for the first time prior to the opening of the exposition Moctezuma II, Times And Destiny Of A Ruler" at Mexico City's Templo ...

MEXICO CITY - Archaeologists found a round Aztec ceremonial platform studded with stone carvings of serpent heads at Mexico City's Templo Mayor ruin, raising hopes in the search for an emperor's tomb, ...

Any digging in the concrete of a modern metropolis would most likely bring up only remnants of ancient sewerage systems, electrical wires, and other pieces of modern construction equipment. But when a ...

Archaeologists believe that a stone shrine discovered in the middle of a pond beside a volcano in Mexico served as a map of the universe for the ancient Aztec civilization. The shrine was discovered ...

The Aztec Empire was formed after the three ruling cities around the Valley of Mexico – comprising of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopa – joined forces in 1428. Tenochtitlan would quickly become the ...