Hernán Cortés, having overthrown Aztec Mexico, seized a cache of gold ... The volume of all the gold in the Inca Empire would have been almost 14 times greater than all the gold then in Europe ...

A multi-faceted creator, John Leguizamo has established a career that defies categorization. With boundless energy and ...

Culinary Secrets of Lost Civilizations. Discover ancient recipes from lost civilizations like the Mesopotamians and Maya. Revive history with these culinary secrets, adapted for the modern kitchen.

Tenochtitlan, a metropolis built in the middle of a lake, with floating islands supported by piles. The date: November 1519. Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and his men must have been astonished.

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

The discovery also sheds light on how the Aztec society evolved — introducing more standardized religion and control before the empire fell in 1521 — by showing how obsidian use changed over time.

The discovery also sheds light on how the Aztec society evolved — introducing more standardized religion and control before the empire fell in 1520 — by showing how obsidian use changed over time.

The Aztec Empire may have ended centuries ago, but its presence is far from gone. It lingers in temple ruins, place names, and bits of language and folklore. Walk through Mexico City nowadays, and you ...

The Aztec Empire once hosted an expansive trade network that brought volcanic glass to its capital from right across Mesoamerica, coast to coast. The largest compositional study of obsidian artifacts ...