Most archaeologists working in Mesoamerica bypassed Aztec sites on their way to the spectacular jungle ruins of Classic-period Maya civilization. Aztec sites were deemed either too difficult to ...

The Aztec, Olmec, and Maya of Mesoamerica are known to have made ... from central Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua (regional map). Ancient rubber makers harvested latex from rubber trees and ...

In 1521, Spanish Conquistador Hernán Cortés completed the invasion of Mexico’s most powerful empire. His glorified tale starts ... a Nahua woman that could speak the Aztec language as well as some ...