Their pantheon of gods and goddesses governed every aspect of life, from creation to agriculture, war, and death. Understanding these deities offers a glimpse into the complex worldview of the Aztecs ...

Carved from wood more than five centuries ago, a small skull faced mask held today at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore ...

pt. 1. Introduction -- 1. Introduction -- Overview -- The issue of jargon terminology versus "plain English" -- Anthropology : with what kind of animal are we dealing? -- Contributions made by other ...

His dual serpent-bird form symbolized a harmony of earth and sky, of material sustenance and celestial guidance. Central to Aztec creation myth and Mayan mythology, he co-created the earth and ...

For more than two decades, leading Mexican archaeologist Eduardo Matos Moctezuma directed the excavations of the main Aztec temple, located in the ancient capital of Tenochtitlan, in what is now ...

This story appears in the November 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. On the edge of Mexico City's famed Zócalo plaza, next to the ruins of the Aztec sacred pyramid known as the Templo Mayor, ...