Nearly 500 years after the collapse of the largest empire in the Americas, a single bridge remains from the Inca's ...

By the 7th century, shipwrecks had decreased dramatically, indicating a sharp decline in maritime traffic. This reduction was likely caused by the war with the Persians and the Islamic conquests, ...

William Strickland died on 8 December 1598. He was said to have introduced the turkey to England, but the truth followed him ...

What it is: A wooden and leather shield used by a Roman soldier in battle When it was made: Second century A.D.

In one play, student Luke Sullivan portrayed Spanish explorer Hernan Cortes, who lead an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire. In another, Gabe McGill portrayed English explorer ...

Known to travel in groups or pods, killer whales can sabotage their victims by encircling them en masse before they attack ...

The skull-shaped body of the Aztec death whistle may represent Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec Lord of the Underworld. Credit: Sascha Frühholz / UZH The so-called Aztec “death whistle” is an instrument ...

With the 700th anniversary of Mexico's conquest arriving in 2025, President Sheinbaum wants Spain to acknowledge the ...

Most of us have a certain image in mind when we think of a poinsettia: a potted, 1- or 2-foot-tall plant with red flowers ...

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Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes, who defeated the Aztec Empire and colonized large parts of Mexico, dies of pleurisy. 1697: ...