MEXICO CITY - Archaeologists found a round Aztec ceremonial platform studded with stone carvings of serpent heads at Mexico City's Templo Mayor ruin, raising hopes in the search for an emperor's tomb, ...

The remains of a major Aztec temple and a ceremonial ball court have been discovered in downtown Mexico City, shedding new light on the sacred spaces of the metropolis that Spanish conquerors overran ...

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A large temple to the Aztec god of the wind and court where the Aztecs played often deadly ball games have been discovered in Mexico City. It's thought temple was built during the 1486-1502 reign of ...

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A large stone snake head dating to the Aztec Empire was discovered in Mexico after an earthquake, officials said. Photo from INAH A colossal Aztec snake head sculpture emerged from the ground in ...

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.

Researchers looking into the Templo Mayor, or the Great Temple in English, found a carving of a golden eagle. The grand temple is in Mexico City and has offered up a trove of treasures to researchers.

Archaeologists in Mexico City have unearthed a ceremonial platform which they hope will aide in the search of an emperors' tomb. The platform studded with stone carvings of serpent heads is located in ...

A colossal Aztec snake head sculpture emerged from the ground in Mexico City during an earthquake in September 2022, officials said. The stone sculpture, which weighs 1.2 tons, was found in the ...