Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Olmec culture deeply shaped later Mesoamerican civilizations like the Aztecs. Danny Lehman/The Image Bank via Getty Images An ...

Aztec writing sometimes used different colours to refine a word's meaning: This page is from an early 16th century book about Aztec imperial taxation, the Matricula de Tributos, now in the National ...

Watch on Ancient Civilizations The Rise and Fall of the Aztec Civilization Explore the history of the Aztecs, their incredible achievements in art, architecture, and warfare, as well as the factors ...

For a long time, scholars have thought that the Aztecs had frequent contact with groups in what's now the American Southwest. But a new chemical analysis of ancient turquoise artifacts just put a ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- The Houston Aztec Dancers are keeping the ancient stories and history of a once-flourishing empire alive. The dance & drum group performs across Houston in order to educate others ...

The decision to retain the Aztec warrior as a symbol for San Diego State University is probably the right one. While in general it’s not a good idea to use human beings as mascots, the Aztec warrior ...