Surrounded by modern architecture, the archaeological site of Templo Mayor is revealing more and more about the Aztec city and its inhabitants—a reminder of the people and culture who were ...

the Aztecs were actually a nomadic society that first settled in central Mexico in the early years of the 14th century. By 1325, they established their capital city at Tenochtitlan on formerly ...

While Otumba and Sierra de Pachuca were both controlled by the Aztec Empire, places like Ucareo were beyond the empire's political borders, suggesting that the Mexicas did not restrict the flow of ...

The artifacts examined in the study were uncovered during excavations that took place over decades from the main Aztec temple of Tenochtitlán, called the Templo Mayor, in what is now Mexico City.