Magnet fishing in a city steeped in history uncovered more than just scrap—real historical artifacts surfaced ... fashion Listen to the chilling Aztec death whistles that still terrify people ...

The artifacts examined in the study were uncovered during excavations that took place over decades from the main Aztec temple of Tenochtitlán, called the Templo Mayor, in what is now Mexico City.

The study sheds new light on the economic networks, rituals and political influence of the Mexica (Aztec) Empire ... mainly in the form of non-ritual artifacts, suggests that obsidian tools ...

Hundreds of obsidian artifacts have revealed where the Aztecs acquired the volcanic glass they used for tools, ornamental pieces or religious objects centuries ago — and their vast trade networks ...

Vast Aztec trade networks behind ancient obsidian artifacts. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 05 / 250512153346.htm ...