If the newborn was a boy, the umbilical cord was given to a warrior to bury in enemy territory. Since the main occupation of Aztec men was war, this rite was supposed to fill the future warrior ...

Five hundred years have passed since the death of Cuauhtémoc, the last ruler of the Aztec Empire. To commemorate this ...

Aztec death whistles, or skull whistles, are small clay creations from ancient Mesoamerica ... been found in battle sites or in the graves of warriors. Sign up for Chip Chick's newsletter and ...