The Mexican government has formally asked Pope Francis for the temporary return of several ancient indigenous manuscripts held in the Vatican library ahead of next year's 500-year anniversary of the ...

The Aztecs has about 200 deities — and in this article, we're uncovering the 13 most important Aztec gods and goddesses you ...

Greenstone sculptures from Guerrero, thousands of marine shells, copal spheres and snake-shaped pendants were part of a 500-year-old Aztec ritual offering uncovered at Templo Mayor in Mexico City.

While the Spanish conquistadors sought gold, the Aztecs were obsessed with a much deeper mystery: the grueling, nine-level odyssey of the soul. Known as Mictlan, this wasn't just a destination—it was ...

"This volume of papers stems from a symposium held at Tulane University on April 3-5, 1998, to honor Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Smith"--Introd. In Tlamatinime : the wise men and women of Aztec Mexico / ...

In the lead up to the Cryo Archives being added to Marathon, new challenges have appeared within the in-game Codex. While many seem quite arduous, one in particular is a lovely callback to a ...

Curated by architectural historian Charles Lai and product designer Kay Chan Wan Ki, this exhibition brings together architects, carpenters, filmmakers, and chefs to examine Hong Kong’s favourite ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The civilizations of pre-Hispanic ...

Mexico's president said on Monday that he had given his wife the “almost impossible mission” of persuading Austria to return a feather headdress said to have been worn by Aztec emperor Moctezuma. The ...

OpenAI is merging ChatGPT, its Codex coding agent, and the Atlas browser into a single desktop superapp, abandoning a scattershot product strategy that its own applications chief admits slowed the ...

A sweeping exploration of how ancient civilizations—from Mesopotamia to Mesoamerica—interpreted comets and meteors as divine ...