There is also a common link between their ancient history and the general history of our area. Furthermore, that common history is associated explicitly with the month of November. How is this? The ...

Archaeologists unearthed the first Aztec death whistles, also known as ehecachichtlis, in 1999 while excavating the ...

Peruvian anthropologist Luis Millones and Mexican archeologist Eduardo Matos speak with EL PAÍS and reflect on their new book ...

Sound has the incredible ability to instill a certain kind of emotion into whoever hears it. The soulful call of a loon feels ...

Brain scans of modern listeners suggest that Aztec whistles sound like human screams, which may have prepared sacrifice ...

Pyramids in Mesoamerica, such as those built by the Maya, Aztec and Teotihuacán civilizations, were monumental structures ...

The Aztec religion and ancient Mexican art. A key aspect of the religion is human sacrifice and so I have been inspired by the idea of flames. The shoes and earring replicate the currency of this ...

Aztec religiosity was deeply tied to natural ... compounding the agricultural crisis and leading to prolonged famine in the ...

“Death whistles,” or Aztec skull whistles, were short, carved instruments made of two opposing chambers where air could clash and create a “ screeching sound ,” according to a Nov. 19 news release ...

St. Mary's Catholic Church in Indianapolis celebrates the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe with a procession featuring ...

A new study details how, in the Gulf of California, a pod manages to carry out coordinated attacks against the largest fish ...