This was an essential precaution, as weaning would not take place until the child was two years or older, and the Aztec had no animals whose milk could be used as a substitute. During those four ...

The sacrifice of at least 42 children in Tenochtitlán, now Mexico City, was an effort to calm the anger of the Aztec rain god ...

New research has revealed that remains 42 children, unearthed at Templo Mayor, were linked to a severe drought that ravaged ...