Some will shock you, while others will delight you. The Aztec Empire was full of interesting daily tidbits that we never learned about in school.

The Aztecs were highly advanced in agriculture ... of pre-Columbian maize because they transported seeds across the region. Since the Pochteca traveled all over the Aztec Empire and beyond ...

Pyramids in Mesoamerica, such as those built by the Maya, Aztec and Teotihuacán civilizations, were monumental structures ...

The Aztec death whistle sounds were also played to human listeners while their brains were being recorded. Brain regions belonging to the affective neural system responded strongly to the sound ...

Mictlán, the underworld of Aztec mythology, was thought to be divided into nine regions, depending on how the deceased died. Within the Mesoamerican region, it is believed a dog guides the ...

The remains of an ancient Aztec palace have been discovered under ... now Mexico in 1518 as commander of a mission to explore the region - rumoured among Europeans to hold great wealth - for ...

There is also a common link between their ancient history and the general history of our area. Furthermore, that common history is associated explicitly with the month of November. How is this? The ...

Historically, throughout the region, priests paid tribute to the deity ... is known to have later spread throughout Mesoamerica during Aztec times. The INAH say the 85cm (33in) ceramic effigy ...