"In the Land of the Corn God: Mesoamerican Art from the Collection" which will open Saturday June 9 and run through Sunday, Aug. 5, includes works in the collection representing the Olmec, Zapotec, ...

What it is: A turquoise-encrusted wooden mask from the Aztec civilization Where it is from: Somewhere in Mesoamerica When it was made: Between 1400 and 1521 Related: Book of Kells: A 1,200-year ...

Corn was an Aztec god, the Pilgrims' savior, and is now America's No. 1 crop. But where did it get its name? By Sam Dean. July 11, 2013. Food words have some seriously gnarly roots, but follow ...

Corn was painstakingly cultivated from wild grasses several thousand years ago, ... The ancient Mayans, believing humans were made from the plant, revered the corn god; for the Aztec, ...

The sacrifice of at least 42 children in Tenochtitlán, now Mexico City, was an effort to calm the anger of the Aztec rain god during a devastating drought, researchers have revealed.