San Diego State University’s debate over the Aztec Warrior mascot is patronizing to the great indigenous nation whose name the school represents. Although well-intentioned, the controversial movement ...

For a long time, scholars have thought that the Aztecs had frequent contact with groups in what's now the American Southwest. But a new chemical analysis of ancient turquoise artifacts just put a ...

Mexico City is an incredible historical center with thousands of years of artifacts and culture. Before visiting Mexico City, it is good to have a basic understanding of Aztec culture. The Aztec ...

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San Diego State University (SDSU), located in San Diego, California, is a renowned institution of higher education with a rich history and a commitment to academic excellence, research, and community ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Their sights and sounds date back more than 5 centuries in what was once known as Tenochtitlan in ancient Mexico. It's those same rituals and traditions that the Chicago group Xochitl ...

Aztec priests at Tenochtitlán offered a whole galaxy of starfish to the war god Huitzilopochtli 700 years ago, along with a trove of other objects from the distant edges of the Aztec Empire.

In All About History issue 121, on sale now, you can explore the rise of the Aztec Empire, from its simple origins to the massive Central American superpower that it became. Learn about how its ...