Archaeologists have long been mystified by the ghastly skull masks offering found in Mexico’s Templo Mayor, one of the major Aztec temples still standing in the ruins of Tenochtitlan. Previously ...

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 ...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Archeologists have discovered a massive ceremonial skull rack from the heyday of the Aztec empire in the heart of Mexico City, a find that could shed new light on how its ...

A vast array of skulls buried beneath the streets of modern Mexico City are revealing the grisly details of Aztec human sacrifice. The area was once the epicenter of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan — a ...

The tzompantli were once believed to only contain the skulls of conquered male warriors Jason Daley Correspondent Archaeologists digging in Mexico City have uncovered what they believe to be a ...

For nearly five centuries, Huey Tzompantli, a tower of skulls from the victims of Aztec ritual sacrifice, has remained little more than an intriguing rumor. But a dig by archeologists in Mexico that ...

Archaeologists in Mexico have revealed a skull rack found in the ruins of the Templo Mayor complex in Tenochtitlan. This is in modern Mexico City where the Museo del Templo Mayor now resides. As the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a new section of a famous Aztec tower of skulls in Mexico City. The structure, called Huei Tzompantli, was first discovered five years ago by archaeologists with the ...

The most recent excavation of the Huei Tzompantli revealed the skulls of 119 men, women, and children, bringing the total number of skulls found in the tower to more than 600. More than 100 human ...