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

Traditionally, excavations deep in the jungles of Mexico, Central, and South America are difficult at best and dangerous at ...

From the broad impact of contemporary pandemics to those that hit ancient civilizations, every outbreak has imprinted its signature on history. This timeline ... the Inca and Aztec empires.

From the broad impact of contemporary pandemics to those that hit ancient civilizations, every outbreak has imprinted its signature on history. This timeline emphasises the ... leading to the fall of ...

Chocolate's Indigenous Roots cacao Source: Lawal Abdullahi/Pexels Long before chocolate became a comfort food, it was revered as a sacred medicine by Mesoamerican civilizations. The word ...

famous civilizations can succumb to crises. For instance, colleagues recently published a study comparing three large, wealthy imperial powers of the past: the Roman, Han and Aztec Empires.

revealing the important role played by women in the oldest center of civilization in the Americas. "What has been discovered corresponds to a woman who apparently had elevated status, an elite ...

The Tlacotepehuas, a civilization once located in the Sierra ... and held spiritual importance in Mesoamerican cultures, often seen as places for divine communication. "This sealed context allows ...

an international team of researchers has now presented a study on the genetic history of these ancient Mediterranean civilizations. The work is published in the journal Nature. The new study aimed ...

A hidden chamber inside Tlayócoc Cave in Mexico’s Sierra de Guerrero has revealed ancient artifacts that may shed light on the mysterious Tlacotepehua people, a lost civilization known ... deep ...

Mexican researcher Sergio Gómez believed the Teotihuacan civilization filled the chamber with pools of mercury to act like a gateway to the underworld for an unknown Mesoamerican ruler.