In the Aztec writing system, 10-Rabbit is 1502—the year, according to the codices surviving from the era, that the empire's most feared ruler, Ahuitzotl (pronounced ah-WEE-tzohtl), was laid to ...

Centuries-old codices from what is now Mexico hold a wealth of knowledge about the Aztecs in their native language, including ...

In the process, the physical landscape changed, too. The invaders crushed temples and raised churches all over the Aztec Empire. And the object that we're looking at now shows us exactly how that ...

The Mexican government has acquired three illustrated Aztec codices from the late 16th to early 17th centuries that had been passed down within one family for generations. The newly purchased ...

In the process, the physical landscape changed, too. The invaders crushed temples and raised churches all over the Aztec Empire. And the object that we're looking at now shows us exactly how that ...