Archaeologists working at the Templo Mayor site in Mexico City have recovered a ritual deposit containing stone figurines and ...

The jaguar prowled through the spiritual landscapes of Mesoamerica as powerfully as it stalked the physical jungles and forests. For the Maya and Aztec civilizations, this magnificent spotted cat was ...

This concert is part of GEMAS, a project of Americas Society and Gotham Early Music Scene devoted to early music of the Americas, co-curated by Nell Snaidas and Sebastian Zubieta. A major new project ...

Ever wanted to step back in time to the days of the Aztecs? With the Codex Mendoza, you can. Reading this document takes you back to the mid-16th century, shortly after the Spanish conquest of Mexico, ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

During the decade after Our Lady’s miraculous image was found on St. Juan Diego’s tilma in Mexico in 1531, an estimated 10 million Aztec people converted to Christianity because they saw in the ...

When Europeans arrived in the New World, they did not only kill people with war, slavery and disease, they also attempted to destroy the cultures of the native peoples. Among so many cultural ...

The Aztec Rhapsody is a unique attempt by a modern Mexican to write an epic poem about the Spanish conquest of Mexico, in the style of ancient epic poems like The Iliad or the Song of Roland. (The ...

The Bible’s lex talionis – “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot” (Exodus 21:24-27) – has captured the human imagination for millennia. This idea of fairness has been a model for ...