Discover how an analysis of more than 700 objects reveals obsidian came into the Aztec capital from far and wide.

New archaeological research by Tulane University and the Proyecto Templo Mayor in Mexico reveals how obsidian—a volcanic ...

Gallery, INAH, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City. Templo Mayor was the ceremonial and spiritual core of Tenochtitlan, capital of the Mexica Empire—better known as the Aztecs. Now, centuries ...

Now, that community — Picuris Pueblo — has asserted its ancient roots in Chaco Canyon using DNA evidence, with help from ...