It had been dead for 500 years and lay in a stone-lined ... one—"the richest art center at that time, as Paris and New York would be later," says López Luján. The Aztec bling became part ...

Several colors — including red, blue, black and white — are preserved on the sculpture. Related: Stone human 'effigies' unearthed at Aztec temple in Mexico City were likely looted in battle ...

Two large skulls, believed to be carved from imported volcanic stone and weighing ... spring during the Aztec period. Melitón Tapia, INAH Experts identified the sculpture as Xipe Tótec - a ...

The Aztec expert Kim Richter gives us her more secular understanding of the statue: "I've argued that the sculptures represent the Huastec elite, who dressed up with these fancy costume elements ...

The Aztec Calendar Stone holds information about astronomy ... many archaeological discoveries concerning their culture, including cave art and toolmaking, have illuminated the many ways our ...

“There’s a class gift,” he said. “It’s a 4- or 5-foot diameter Aztec calendar stone. “I just thought to myself, ‘Wow, that would be kind of neat to incorporate in the uniform someda ...

including the famous Aztec Calendar Stone, known as Piedra del Sol, as well as the ancient statue of Xochipilli, the Aztec god of art, games, beauty, dance and maize (among others). The museum ...

The main park in Mexico City, Bosque de Chapultepec (Chapultepec Forest) was once the temporary home of the Aztec empire after ... everything from souvenirs to art to snacks.

“We figured that the community was great, great environment as far as sports wise goes,” said Nicholas Williams, an Aztec football head coach. Williams came to New Mexico to do what he ...