San Diego State University’s debate over the Aztec Warrior mascot is patronizing to the great indigenous nation whose name the school represents. Although well-intentioned, the controversial movement ...

Video: The Aztec World — Elizabeth Brumfiel, professor of anthropology at Northwestern, provides an introduction to The Aztec World, a new exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago. Brumfiel served as ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. My name's Fran Dory. I'm an Exhibition Project Manager at the Australian Museum. For the last four ...

The pinnacle of Aztec architecture was a vast religious building – with a blood-soaked history. Jonathan Glancey investigates. The opening ceremony of the sixth Great Temple of Tenochtitlan on 19 ...

For more than two decades, leading Mexican archaeologist Eduardo Matos Moctezuma directed the excavations of the main Aztec temple, located in the ancient capital of Tenochtitlan, in what is now ...

Introducing Ehecatl, Ocelotl and Calli. Meet your new San Diego State Aztecs symbols. Wind, jaguar and house. On Thursday, the university formally unveiled the results of a six-year project to ...

Mexico City is an incredible historical center with thousands of years of artifacts and culture. Before visiting Mexico City, it is good to have a basic understanding of Aztec culture. The Aztec ...

Mascots are supposed to be symbols of luck, unity and pride for students, alumni and fans of sports teams and schools. However, when a mascot appropriates an entire culture, it does just the opposite ...

The Aztec calendar stone is one of the most recognisable artifacts from ancient Mexico, plastered on t-shirts, tourist tat, and […] ...