Long before Spanish conquest, the Aztecs built one of the most advanced civilizations in the Americas. From engineering to warfare, their empire reshaped Central America.

The story of the fall of the Aztec empire is a compelling human drama that has all to often been oversimplified into a story of perceived technological or cultural advantage. For centuries, Western ...

"Published on the occasion of the exhibition The Aztec empire, curated by Felipe Solís, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, October 15, 2004-February 13, 2005"--T.p. verso. "This exhibition is ...

New findings from an international team of archaeological researchers highlight the complexity of geopolitics in Aztec era Mesoamerica and illustrate how the relationships among ancient states ...

Aztec writing sometimes used different colours to refine a word's meaning: This page is from an early 16th century book about Aztec imperial taxation, the Matricula de Tributos, now in the National ...

Insights into the Aztec Epidemics of the 16th Century The 16th century marked a tragic period for the Aztec civilization, as they faced a series of catastrophic epidemics following the arrival of ...

Archaeologists have discovered 119 more human skulls in new sections of an Aztec tower dating back to the 1400s in Mexico. The tower has been split into three construction phases, which are thought to ...

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