Among the most spectacular is a 1524 map of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, showing buildings, temples and markets the Spanish soon supplanted with their own city. The map was sent to Spain by ...

Aztec for life? Maybe not. Even as Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred moves forward in talks with the Cleveland Indians to retire the team’s controversial Chief Wahoo logo, ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Life in the Provinces of The Aztec Empire ” in SA Special Editions Vol. 15 No. 1s (January 2005), p. 90 doi:10.1038 ...

AZTEC LIFE ILLUSTRATED; Significance of the Exhibit of Ancient Mexican Art. MYSTERY OF THE CODICES As Represented in American Museum, Scholars May Decipher Them -- Forbidding Sacrificial Stones.

Unburying the Aztec. The excavation of a sacred pyramid is turning up clues to the empire’s bloody rituals—but so far, no sign of its most feared emperor.

Defining the Aztecs based purely on their conquerors’ judgments leads to an incomplete picture at best. ... the Europeans painted a bleak picture of Aztec life before the Christians arrived.

Each class played a distinct role in maintaining the social, economic and religious fabric of Aztec life, contributing to a society that was as orderly as it was disciplined. 3.

Obsidian was central to Aztec life—not just for crafting sharp tools and sacred offerings, but as a reflection of political power and economic exchange.

Aztec Empire uses “documentation to battle the myths surrounding this epic.” The Aztec Council as depicted in 16th century manuscripts and the Aztec Empire graphic Novel. Drawn by Guinan and Hahn ...

Hygiene and ritual marked every moment of life for pregnant Aztec women. The tlamatlquiticitl—midwife—offered those in her charge a remarkable 16th-century birthing plan, combining practical ...