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The Aztec glyph for Tenochtitlan, from the Codex Telleriano-Remensis (16th century). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The ancient Aztecs had a fascinating culture. Here are a few interesting facts about how the Aztecs lived: 1. The Aztecs were « Continue »
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Aztecs worshiped a broad pantheon of deities, and their god of death was known as Mictlantecuhtli. The Aztecs believed he ruled the Mictlan, or the Aztec underworld. They believed that the remains of humans were « Continue »
The Stone of Tizoc. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Tizoc Stone was first discovered on December 17, 1790 C.E beneath the Plaza de la Constitución in Mexico City. Mexico City has many ancient treasures under its modern buildings and streets, as it « Continue »
Patecatl, God of Pulque (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Scientists took more than 300 pottery shards from the ancient Aztec city of Teotihuacan and ground them into a powder in order to better study what the pottery contained. After scanning the powder « Continue »
When the Spanish arrived in modern-day Mexico, they were amazed at the complexities of Aztec life. The Aztecs lived in a completely different world with a variety of new food and treasures. The conquistadors were impressed by the Aztecs’ « Continue »
It turns out that the genetic meaning of “Mexican” is quite complicated. The wide array of indigenous populations means that a Seri from the Gulf of California area would be as genetically different from a Lacadon Maya from near Guatemala as a « Continue »
Tenochtitlan, Cortez and La Malinche meet Moctezuma II. When Cortés and his men arrived near the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, they were regarded as gods. The Aztecs believed that one day their god Quetzalcoatl would return, and Cortés in his « Continue »
The average Aztec kitchen had what is called a comal. The traditional comal has a round or oval-shaped top made of fire-hardened ceramic sitting on three or four stones, known as tenamaxtlán. The tenamaxtlán holds the ceramic top over a fire or « Continue »
When we picture the Aztecs, we generally imagine them in the splendor of their ceremonial robes so often depicted in Aztec art. But what else did they wear? Research shows that most of the Aztec’s clothing was made from imported cotton or ayate « Continue »
The Aztec Empire left an impressive legacy and evidence of their culture is still present in the modern world. Most people know that it was the Aztecs that introduced the world to chocolate – but did you know that there are several words in the « Continue »