Known as the "Aztec death whistle," this object is an ancient Mesoamerican wind instrument typically crafted into the shape ...

According to Phys, the macabre Aztec hoard now totals 603 human skulls ... the new facade of skulls is part of Huey Tzompantli, the temple’s main trophy room for human sacrifice.

It contained an assortment of sacrificial perforators made of jaguar bone, used by Aztec priests to spill their ... humans were put to death at a single temple dedication, a feat that would ...

More than 100 hectares (247 acres) were scorched after a wildfire broke out in Mexico’s El Tepozteco National Park and Protected Natural Area, which includes an Aztec archeological site, on March 25, ...