The Aztec Empire may have ended centuries ago, but its presence is far from gone. It lingers in temple ruins, place names, and bits of language and folklore. Walk through Mexico City nowadays, and you ...

The eagle was carved into the floor of a structure at the foot of Templo Mayor — the iconic pyramid-shaped temple that was built at the heart of the ancient Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlán ...

Stephen Graham of 'Adolescence' says research took its co-writer down 'a lot of dark holes' ...

The label on its pedestal reads “Piedra del Sol,” or “Stone of the Sun,” but another common name is “Aztec Calendar Stone.” Other uncertainties include the date of its creation ...

the 11 rock carvings and stucco reliefs depict the head of a bird of prey, a flint, a war shield and raindrops. The last of these designs may reference Tlaloc, the Aztec god of rain. As Live ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a secret Aztec tunnel that has been hiding under the bustling streets outside of Mexico City for more than 600 years. Adorned with carvings and paintings, the ...

A stone block unearthed in Mexico and covered in carved patterns is thought to be ... which may have laid the foundations for the future Mayan and Aztec empires. An international team of ...

is one of several turquoise objects that the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés likely took from the Aztec Empire as treasure in the early 16th century. The mask was carved out of Spanish cedar ...

Ancient crystal skulls would have seemed like the perfect get. Centuries ago, Aztec spiritual beliefs and ceremonies placed major significance on the human skull. They carved ornate skulls into stone ...

They stop here and take pictures.” Above him, near the ceiling, were Aztec carvings that accompanied the ceramic floor calendar. “Each one represents a month or a season or something like that ...