Aztec renaissance: New research sheds fresh light on intellectual achievements of long-vanished empire. Exclusive: David Keys explains how a major study into the Aztecs’ hieroglyphic writing ...

Exclusive: David Keys explains how a major study into the Aztecs’ hieroglyphic writing system suggests it was one of the most sophisticated scripts that humanity has ever produced ...

He quickly formed alliances with non-Aztec indigenous elites, hostile to Aztec domination – and by 1521, the Spanish and their local allies captured and utterly destroyed the Aztec Empire's ...

The Aztecs, often associated with warfare and elaborate rituals, gave birth to a sophisticated system of government that governed vast territories, remarkable artistic endeavors and a resilient ...

The Aztecs, often associated with warfare and elaborate rituals, gave birth to a sophisticated system of government that governed vast territories, remarkable artistic endeavors and a resilient ...

The Aztec Empire flourished in the Valley of Mexico between A.D. 1325 and 1519 and was the last great civilization before the arrival of the Spanish in the early 16th century.

Aztec Empire uses “documentation to battle the myths surrounding this epic.” The Aztec Council as depicted in 16th century manuscripts and the Aztec Empire graphic Novel. Drawn by Guinan and Hahn ...

The discovery also sheds light on how the Aztec society evolved — introducing more standardized religion and control before the empire fell in 1521 — by showing how obsidian use changed over time.

THE AZTEC EMPIRE was rocked by a novel virus that ultimately saw the downfall of their Kingdom and victory for the Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés, according to a documentary.