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

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

The Aztecs ritually sacrificed people to appease ... years in our country," Alejandra Frausto Guerrero, Mexico City's culture secretary, said in a statement. "It is an important testament to ...

A newly discovered trove of Aztec sacrifices could lead archaeologists to an elusive Aztec emperor's tomb. Such a discovery would mark a first since no Aztec royal burial has yet been found ...

Stone chest and artifacts, Templo Mayor, Mexico(Photograph Mirsa Islas, Courtesy Proyecto Templo Mayor) The Templo Mayor, including the massive pyramids at the heart of the Aztec, or Mexica ...