Archeologists have made a disturbing discovery of an Aztec tower of human skulls containing sacrificed women and children's ...

A new analysis of hundreds of obsidian artifacts from the Aztec Empire has revealed the vast trade networks that supplied ...

Tenochtitlan, a metropolis built in the middle of a lake, with floating islands supported by piles. The date: November 1519.

Archaeologists found that while the Mexica primarily used green obsidian, obsidian also came from at least seven other ...

As one of the largest cities in the world, there's lots to see in Mexico City, but if you go, make sure you don't miss this ...

The Aztecs didn't discover obsidian. It was already the most common raw material in Mesoamerica when they arrived in the Basin of Mexico in 1200, and the use of obsidian on a broad scale dates to ...