Centuries ago, the Mexicas buried offerings of miniature weapons and jewelry within this ... Early in the Aztecs’ history, obsidian for ritual and everyday objects came from limited sources. But after ...

The study sheds new light on the economic networks, rituals and political influence of the Mexica (Aztec) Empire ... including miniature weapons, jewelry and inlays for sculptures.

"Unfortunately, we could not perform our psychological and neuroscientific experiments with humans from ancient Aztec cultures. But the basic mechanisms of affective response to scary sounds are ...

The remains of an ancient Aztec palace have been discovered under a stately building in Mexico City. During renovations at the building off the capital's central Zócalo plaza, workers found ...

Researchers analyzed 788 obsidian artifacts from Tenochtitlan, revealing that the Mexica (Aztec) Empire sourced ... pre-Columbian times -- moved across ancient Mesoamerica and shaped life in ...