A new analysis of hundreds of obsidian artifacts from the Aztec Empire has revealed the vast trade networks that supplied ...

Prepare yourself for one of the most haunting sounds ever recorded—the Aztec Death Whistle. Used by ancient warriors to terrify enemies before battle, this eerie instrument produces a shriek so ...

The study sheds new light on the economic networks, rituals and political influence of the Mexica (Aztec) Empire ... including miniature weapons, jewelry and inlays for sculptures.

Researchers analyzed 788 obsidian artifacts from Tenochtitlan, revealing that the Mexica (Aztec) Empire sourced ... including miniature weapons, jewelry and inlays for sculptures.

Archaeologists found that while the Mexica primarily used green obsidian, obsidian also came from at least seven other locations.

The discovery also sheds light on how the Aztec society evolved — introducing ... the Mexicas buried offerings of miniature weapons and jewelry within this sacred heart of the city.

The museum's $70 million renovation brings light, space, and cultural reverence to 1,800 works from Africa, Oceania, and the ...

Hernán Cortés, having overthrown Aztec Mexico, seized a cache of gold ... Soon the gold and silver began to flood in. In addition to jewelry and small decorative items, the treasure included ...

Most of the ceremonial objects unearthed at Templo Mayor, such as miniature weapons, jewelry, and decorative ... This suggests that the Aztec Empire engaged in complex trade networks that extended ...

Almost all the ceremonial artifacts found inside buried offerings at the Templo Mayor were made with this type of obsidian, including miniature weapons, jewelry and inlays for ... capital of the ...