Mexico City - Mexican archeologists on Tuesday announced the discovery of 23 stone plaques with carved images inside the main temple of what was once the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, in downtown ...

A sacrificial wolf adorned with some of the finest Aztec gold ever found has been dug up more than five centuries after it was buried in the heart of downtown Mexico City. The quality and number ...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A sacrificial wolf elaborately adorned with some of the finest Aztec gold ever found and buried more than five centuries ago has come to light in the heart of downtown ...

Archaeologists said the temple carving was likely a dedication to the Aztec rain god Tláloc. The allusions to water were probably intentional, as the tunnel was one opening of a 17th-century dike ...

the 11 rock carvings and stucco reliefs depict the head of a bird of prey, a flint, a war shield and raindrops. The last of these designs may reference Tlaloc, the Aztec god of rain. As Live ...

A stone block unearthed in Mexico and covered in carved patterns is thought to be ... which may have laid the foundations for the future Mayan and Aztec empires. An international team of ...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Archeologists say a giant, ornate carving of an Aztec god recently unveiled in downtown Mexico City could be a massive headstone in honor of one of the civilization's last ...

The bird was carved into volcanic rock and measures 41.7 by 27.6 inches. In Aztec lore, the golden eagle symbolises bravery and is considered a warrior. Mexican Cultural Minister Alejandra Frausto ...

Mexican archaeologists have discovered 23 stone plaques dating back over 500 hundred years outside an Aztec temple in Mexico City. The ornately carved relics are thought to illustrate ancient legends.