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.

Aztec Empire uses “documentation to battle the myths surrounding this epic.” The Aztec Council as depicted in 16th century manuscripts and the Aztec Empire graphic Novel. Drawn by Guinan and Hahn ...

Ancient Aztec death whistle still terrifies people today, study finds — and you can listen if you’re brave enough By . Ben Cost. Published Nov. 19, 2024, 10:22 a.m. ET.

Brain scans of modern listeners suggest that Aztec whistles sound like human screams, which may have prepared sacrifice victims for their journey to the underworld. Skip to main content.

Aztec death whistles have a unique instrumental construction . To understand the physical mechanisms behind the whistle's shrill and screeching sound, a team of researchers at the University of ...

MEXICO CITY, Sept 29 (Reuters) - A museum exhibit displaying Aztec ritual offerings dug up from underneath downtown Mexico City opened on Friday in a first-ever showcase that offers new insight ...