The mysterious Aztec "death whistles" have fascinated researchers with their eerie, terrifying effect they have 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 ...

Tenochtitlán, the capital of the Aztec Empire, was founded in 1325. Illustration by Meilan Solly / Images: Public domain and Txllxt TxllxT via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 As early as ...

A turquoise-encrusted wooden mask from the Aztec civilization Where it is from: Somewhere in Mesoamerica When it was made: ...

Every time an ad agency or web designer got involved in the exhibit before it opened last October, Brumfiel and fellow Chicago curator Gary Feinman of the Field Museum witnessed excitement about ...

The institutions of their government, and the increasing threats – be they climatic, military, economic or political – gave ...

During ritual ceremonies, the ancient Aztec civilization used a “death whistle” — a haunting instrument shaped like a human ...