Before their defeat by the Spanish in 1521, the triple alliance ruled Mesoamerica through complex trade networks—and warfare. The Mexica priest Cuauhtlequetzqui points out the place where his people ...
Insights into the Aztec Epidemics of the 16th Century The 16th century marked a tragic period for the Aztec civilization, as ...
Aztec writing sometimes used different colours to refine a word's meaning: This page is from an early 16th century book about Aztec imperial taxation, the Matricula de Tributos, now in the National ...
The Aztec skull whistle produces a shrill, screaming sound. A study shows that these whistles have a disturbing effect on the human brain. The Aztecs may have deliberately used this effect in ...
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Archaeologists opened an Aztec burial site - then 118 skeletons revealed how the empire ruled: "Some weren’t Aztec"
Archaeologists uncovered 118 skeletons at an Aztec-era burial site, including remains believed to belong to both Aztecs and the local Matlatzinca people. The discovery reveals how the Aztec Empire ...
This story appears in the November 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. On the edge of Mexico City's famed Zócalo plaza, next to the ruins of the Aztec sacred pyramid known as the Templo Mayor, ...
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