A new analysis of hundreds of obsidian artifacts from the Aztec Empire has revealed the vast trade networks that supplied ...

The Aztec Empire may have ended centuries ago, but its presence is far from gone. It lingers in temple ruins, place names, ...

The Aztec Empire once hosted an expansive trade network that brought volcanic glass to its capital from right across ...

The Aztecs were big fans of obsidian, and often used the razor-sharp volcanic glass to slice through the chests of human ...

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.

Researchers analyzed 788 obsidian artifacts from Tenochtitlan, revealing that the Mexica (Aztec) Empire sourced this important material from at least eight different locations, including regions ...

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.

I sat in my first meeting with the Arts and Culture section, then led by Sumaia Wegner, a badass fire-red-haired student ...