As part of a major archaeological discovery, researchers in Mexico have unearthed the remains of the first temple dedicated to Xipe Totec, a Mesoamerican life-death-rebirth…
Back in 2016, the renowned Mayan complex of Palenque (located in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico) revealed its network of underground channels ‘hidden’ beneath the Temple of…
The very term ‘Aztec’ has a mythological lineage since it is derived from Aztlan (or ‘Place of Whiteness’ in connotative meaning), the mythical place of origin for…
From the etymological perspective, the term Aztec is derived from Aztlan (or ‘Place of Whiteness’ in connotative meaning), the mythological place of origin for the…
A few days ago we talked about the fascinating find that entailed ancient Roman coins inside a Japanese medieval castle. Well this time around archaeologists…
The world’s largest pyramid is…drum roll please…not the Great Pyramid of Giza. According to the Guinness World Records, the honor belongs to Quetzalcóatl Pyramid at…
The Temple of the Inscriptions is the largest stepped pyramid inside the renowned Mayan complex of Palenque (located in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico). The structure was…
At its zenith in the 1st century AD, Teotihuacan was probably the largest city (in terms of population) in pre-Columian Mesoamerica, with over 125,000 inhabitants…
