Skulls from Aztec sacrificial ritual discovered. ... 14 to 17-inch-long and 3-inch-thick sacrificial rock revealed new ways that the Aztecs used skulls in their rituals.

Archaeologists in Mexico have found 119 more human skulls in a grisly Aztec "tower of skulls." Some 484 skulls had previously been found at the tower, according to Mexico’s National Institute of ...

The bones likely belong to people sacrificed during the reign of Ahuízotl, eighth king of the Aztecs. Courtesy of INAH Archaeologists excavating a famed Aztec “tower of skulls” in Mexico City ...

Aztec 'Tower Of Skulls' Reveals Women, Children Were Sacrificed : The Two-Way Some 650 skulls unearthed in Mexico City are believed to be the legendary Huey Tzompantli, a site for victims of human ...

Dozens of crystal skulls exist around the world, but none has proved to be a genuine Aztec artifact. Scientists remain puzzled: Where did they come from?

For many people, the story of the Aztec crystal skulls begins and ends with the least memorable Indiana Jones movie in the storied franchise. To others, the crystal skulls have mystical psychic and ...

The Templo Mayor (Great Temple) was the religious and political heart of Tenochtitlán, a city-state on an island in the Valley of Mexico that became the Aztec Empire's capital in the 15th century AD.

Aztec “Skull Tower” Contains Remains of Women and Children The tzompantli were once believed to only contain the skulls of conquered male warriors. Jason Daley - Correspondent.

Their most recent find is a skull rack built between 1485 and 1502, coming in at a cool 40-feet (12-meters) by 112-feet (34-meters), packed full of human skulls.

Archeologists have discovered a massive ceremonial skull rack from the heyday of the Aztec empire in the heart of Mexico City.

The skull tower was discovered underground in Mexico City near the Templo Mayor, and it is composed of more than 650 human skulls embedded within lime. The Aztecs are well known for the ...

Aztec ‘tower of skulls' beneath Mexico City contains severed heads of women and children 'sacrificed to the gods' as well as warriors captured from empire's 15th Century rivals, grisly new ...