Eight masks made from human skulls were found at a temple in Tenochtitlán, Mexico, over three decades ago. Their purpose and origins have always been somewhat mysterious. But a new archaeological ...

Spanish conquistadors destroyed the Huei Tzompantli tower, but archaeologist are unearthing its ruins. Archaeologists have unearthed a new section of the Huey Tzompantli, a “tower of skulls” in what ...

Archaeologists have unearthed gruesome evidence of brutal Aztec rituals by uncovering 50 skulls and over 250 jaw bones at the Templo Mayor in Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City). Found at one ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Archaeologists have discovered numerous ceramic or clay whistles at Aztec sites, dubbed “death whistles” because of their distinctive skull shapes. A new paper published in the journal Communications ...

As Indiana Jones gets set to hit cinema screens with a new death-defying adventure in the "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull", a Paris museum acknowledged Friday that its own star exhibit crystal skull was ...

Archaeologists discovered the shocking memorial near the site of the Templo Mayor in the 15th century Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, which later became Mexico City THE discovery of a grisly Aztec ‘skull ...

A COLLECTION of skulls found buried beneath the streets of modern Mexico are revealing the grisly details of human sacrifice in a lost Aztec city. The area was once the epicentre of the Aztec city of ...

50 skulls found at one sacrificial stone Five found buried, originally hung on skull rack Found at temple that dates back over 500 years MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican archaeologists said Friday they ...

A swashbuckling archaeologist returns to the big screen next week, in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. As the title suggests, the precious artifact this time around is a crystal ...