From jaguars to shooting stars, these rare and meaningful Náhuatl names are steeped in centuries of culture, cosmic symbolism ...

The symbol of the eagle standing on the nopal ... According to the myth, the Mexicas, guided by Huitzilopochtli, walked from Aztlán to the lake of Texcoco in the Valley of Anáhuac.

Eagles are enduring symbols in Aztec lore ... the floor on the central axis of a chapel devoted to sun and war god Huitzilopochtli and a monument honoring moon goddess Coyolxauhqui.

Reuters reports that the finds include the body a 9-year-old boy dressed as Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec god of war. The Aztecs made human sacrifices to the deity, who was also the god of the Sun.

Scottie is a Newsweek science fellow and student at the University of Florida. Her work has appeared in Women's Health, the Gainesville Sun and WUFT, an NPR-PBS affiliate. Mexican excavators ...