MEXICO CITY (AP) – Archaeologists have found a massive stone slab covering the tomb of one of the first Catholic priests in Mexico following the 1521 Spanish conquest, a grave sunk into the floor of ...

Gold pieces formed into symbols are seen at a site where a sacrificed young wolf elaborately adorned with some of the finest Aztec gold has been discovered, adjacent to the Templo Mayor, one of the ...

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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When people walk down the streets of Mexico City, they might do so in search of a bite to eat or a glimpse at some of its coolest modern architecture. But they may not realize they're standing on top ...

Sometimes myths become reality — as this ancient myth of the Mexica-Aztecs did 13 years ago. Once upon a time . . . there lived the Mother Goddess, Coatlicue, who had 400 sons and one daughter. Each ...

An ancient ceremonial ball court and an Aztec temple dedicated to the wind god Ehécatl have been identified in what is now a modern section of Mexico City. The 118-foot-long (36 meters) temple and ...

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.

Archaeology fans, gird yourselves for a new discovery: a hidden Aztec temple has been unearthed in the middle of Mexico City. It’s not just the structure that has been found, either – archaeologists ...

On September 19, 2017, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck central Mexico, killing nearly 370 people. But something good has come from this tragic event: The quake damaged an ancient pyramid, revealing ...

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.