Aztec renaissance: New research sheds fresh light on intellectual achievements of long-vanished empire Exclusive: David Keys explains how a major study into the Aztecs’ hieroglyphic writing ...

The Aztec empire stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific and into Guatemala and Nicaragua before it was defeated by Spanish invaders.

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

A new comic book by Paul Guinan, David Hahn, and Anina Bennett retells the story of the fall of the Aztec Empire in stunning detail.

Before visiting Mexico City, it is good to have a basic understanding of Aztec culture. Start learning with these 10 facts about Aztec history.

Largest Aztec temple was decorated with over 100 starfish The offering dates to just a few decades before the empire fell.

The story of how Hernán Cortés and his small army of conquistadors conquered the mighty Aztec Empire, in the heart of what's now modern Mexico City, has become a foundational myth of European ...

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