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.

The Aztec Empire may have ended centuries ago, but its presence is far from gone. It lingers in temple ruins, place names, and bits of language and folklore. Walk through Mexico City nowadays, and you ...

Early in the Aztecs’ history, obsidian for ritual and everyday objects came from limited sources. But after the Aztec Empire defeated the Tepanecs from Azcapotzalco and began imperial expansion ...

Researchers analyzed 788 obsidian artifacts from Tenochtitlan, revealing that the Mexica (Aztec) Empire sourced ... across ancient Mesoamerica and shaped life in its capital, Tenochtitlan.

Three years later Piscatelli and Molmud sealed the deal at 26 and got married in Portland, Maine, and The Daily Aztec crew witnessed it all. “My whole life, I did not think I was going to get married ...

The Aztec death whistle sounds were also played to human listeners while their brains were being recorded. Brain regions belonging to the affective neural system responded strongly to the sound ...

head sports editor of The Daily Aztec, the independent student newspaper of San Diego State University. The interview has been edited for clarity and length. Micheel Alharazy: What do you think ...

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(See also: Rare Aztec Map Reveals a Glimpse of Life in 1500s Mexico.) Emperor Moctezuma ruled the Aztec when Cortés first arrived in Mexico in 1519. Having rapidly imposed control over the ...

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