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Cinco de Mayo: Where Did The Piñata Originate?
By Heather Whipps last updated
This tradition was brought to the New World by the Spanish. But who brought piñatas to Spain?
Aztec Temple in Mexico City Contains the Remains of Sacrificed Children
By Mindy Weisberger last updated
An ancient temple and ceremonial ball court dedicated to the Aztec wind god Ehécatl have been identified at a site in what is now a modern section of Mexico City.
Giant Aztec skull 'tower' unearthed in Mexico
By Laura Geggel last updated
More than 500 years ago, the Aztecs created a "trophy tower" out of hundreds of human skulls.
Remains of Aztec dwelling and floating gardens unearthed in Mexico City
By Emily Staniforth last updated
The house and other finds, which date from the 13th to 19th centuries, show how the area was used and changed throughout the centuries.
Hernán Cortés: Conqueror of the Aztecs
By Jessie Szalay last updated
Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire in the early 16th century.
The Aztec civilization: Mexico's last great Indigenous empire
By Tom Garlinghouse published
The Aztec Empire flourished in the Valley of Mexico between A.D. 1325 and 1519 and was the last great civilization before the arrival of the Spanish in the early 16th century.
Massive expanse of towering hydrothermal vents discovered deep in the Pacific
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Scientists found a huge field of hydrothermal vents on the East Pacific Rise.
Twin 'grumpy mouth' reliefs of Olmec contortionists discovered in Mexico
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Researchers have found two reliefs in Mexico that are tied to the ancient Olmec civilization.
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