MEXICO CITY — It has long been a matter of contention: Was the Aztec and Mayan practice of human sacrifice as widespread and horrifying as the history books say? Or did the Spanish conquerors ...

Hispanic Heritage Month is an appropriate time to learn more about the Aztecs and Mayas and the slave girl Malinalli who lived among them. She changed the fate of Mexico and Spain when she became the ...

An extremely important 1-ton sculpture, sometimes referred to by archaeologists as an “Earth Monster” or Monument 9, was repatriated to Mexico from a private collection in Colorado in May 2023, ...

Mesoamerican origins -- Maya agriculture -- Maya society -- Maya religion -- A Mayan temple -- Maya calendar and writing system -- Daily life aamong the Mayas -- Rise of the Aztecs -- Daily life in an ...

Astronomers across the ages have looked up to the skies and marveled at eclipses. Using different numerical systems, the Aztecs and the Mayans observed eclipses and could predict with precision when ...

Ready to see the best Mayan Ruins of Mexico? Discover the Top 25 Mayan Ruins in Mexico — all pinned to a Mexican Mayan Ruins ...

A roughly 3,400-year-old ball court in the mountains of southern Mexico has scored surprising insights into a game that later played a big role in Maya and Aztec societies. Excavations at a site ...

The discovery of Peñico in Peru's Supe Valley is reshaping our understanding of the Caral civilisation – a peaceful society ...

(THE CONVERSATION) – An extremely important 1-ton sculpture, sometimes referred to by archaeologists as an “Earth Monster” or Monument 9, was repatriated to Mexico from a private collection in ...