Archaeologists in Mexico say they have made an important discovery, uncovering a temple ... stone and weighing about 200kg (440lb) each were also discovered. Artefacts used in Aztec rituals ...

The sacrifice of at least 42 children in Tenochtitlán, now Mexico City, was an effort to calm the anger of the Aztec rain god during a devastating drought, researchers have revealed.

Pre-Aztec 'Flayed god' temple uncovered in Mexico Aztec human ... Reuters The interior of a stone box shows an Aztec offering including a set of black flint knives decorated to represent warriors ...

In 1978, workers for a light and power company stumbled upon a sculpture of Coyolxauhqui, an Aztec-era goddess, at the Templo ...

The remains, mostly boys aged between two and seven years old, were placed inside a box of ashlars in a careful arrangement.

This is a stone carving of Tlazolteotl, an Aztec figure shown giving birth ... She was buried in a special temple at twilight, and her soul traveled to the house of the sun.

Before Spanish colonization, Templo Mayor served as the religious center for the Aztec people. When Spanish conquistadors arrived in the early 16th century, the temple was among many structures ...

Some will shock you, while others will delight you. The Aztec Empire was full of interesting daily tidbits that we never learned about in school.

The Templo Mayor archaeological zone, a sacred site in the heart of Mexico City, has fully reopened to the public following ...