This mask, which is on display at the British Museum in London, is one of several turquoise objects that the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés likely took from the Aztec Empire as treasure in ...

"These faces, these portraits, look at us from the past. Their gaze transports us to the royal court of the ancient and ...

THE mystery of an ancient 3,000-year-old "door to hell" dedicated to an Aztec god has been solved after it was stolen from a hidden cave. The Mexican artefact, called the Olmec Cave Mask, was ...

THE mystery of an ancient 3,000-year-old "door to hell" dedicated to an Aztec god has been solved after it was stolen from a hidden cave. The Mexican artefact, called the Olmec Cave Mask, was ...

Ancient Aztec Coloring. The culture of ancient peoples is something that each of us should know about. It is especially interesting to study the traditions and customs of the ancient Aztecs. You have ...

Item 1 of 5 A carved copal figure depicting a tlaloque, or helper of the Aztec rain god Tlaloc, is pictured (left) along with its wooden mask, scepter and water jugs, next to a Tlaloc modeled ...

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.

This mask, which is on display at the British Museum in London, is one of several turquoise objects that the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés likely took from the Aztec Empire as treasure in ...