Archaeologists have made a grisly discovery in Mexico City that could lead to the first-ever Aztec royal tomb, according to Reuters. Experts found an array of sacrificial remains during an excavation ...

In the 1990s, archeologists in Mexico City unearthed a 500-year-old skeleton near an ancient Aztec temple—a victim of human sacrifice. A grisly discovery, yes, but perhaps even more chilling was what ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Mexican excavators recently found the skeleton of a child sacrificed to Huitzilopochtli, the god of sun and war, at the ...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A trove of Aztec sacrifices including a richly adorned jaguar dressed as a warrior and recently discovered in downtown Mexico City could lead archaeologists to the most ...

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More than 100 human skulls have been discovered in the Huei Tzompantl, a macabre skull tower near an Aztec temple. (all images courtesy of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, INAH) ...

Mexican archaeologists have discovered what they say is the first temple of a pre-Hispanic fertility god known as the Flayed Lord who is depicted as a skinned human corpse. The discovery is being ...

As its name suggests, an Aztec death whistle can make a most dreadful sound. But the effect depends on how it's played, explains musicologist and archaeologist Arnd Adje Both of the Free University of ...

A partially excavated stone box shows an Aztec offering that includes the bones of a jaguar with the circular emblem of the war god Huitzilopochtli. REUTERS MEXICO CITY – A trove of Aztec sacrifices, ...