What Can the Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca Head Actually Prove?
A terracotta head from Calixtlahuaca has been called Roman. What do its date, style and incomplete excavation record actually show about pre-Columbian contact?
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How Did Prehistoric Hunters Trap Mammoths Near Mexico City?
What do the mammoth traps at Tultepec reveal? INAH and UNAM evidence shows how pits, bones and lake sediments illuminate prehistoric hunting in Mexico.
The gods who descended from the stars and the civilizations that believed them
For many ancient civilizations, the sky was not a distant backdrop. It was the place from which authority, order, and sacred knowledge first arrived, and that belief shaped how people…
Quetzalcoatl and the Long Life of the Feathered Serpent
Quetzalcoatl was never a small figure in Mesoamerican thought. He moved through myth, ritual, kingship, and memory as the “Feathered Serpent,” a being linked to wind, wisdom, creation, and the…
The Five Largest Pyramids in Mexico: Unearthing the Wonders of a Bygone Era
Mexico, a land of rich history and vibrant culture, is home to some of the most awe-inspiring pyramids in the world. These colossal structures are a testament to ancient Mexican…
3 Reasons Why Ancient Civilizations Probably Built Pyramids
None of the pyramids worldwide are as famous as the majestic ancient Egyptian pyramids. There are around 120 pyramids in Egypt, depending on what sources are consulted. Although many pyramids…
Top 10 Mysteries About the Disappearance of the Ancient Maya Civilization
Hidden beneath the lush green canopy, in the northwestern part of the isthmus of North America, is a lost world of ancient Maya. More than 4000 years old civilization, the ancient…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Ancient Circular Pyramids of Guachimontones
Many pyramids exist in present-day Mexico. The most famous are perhaps the structures located in the ancient city of Teotihuacan or the Pyramid of the feathered serpent—El Castillo—in the city…
10 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Kukulkan—The Feathered Serpent
Among ancient civilizations such as the Maya, Aztec, and other pre-Hispanic cultures, Kukulkan (Quetzalcoatl) is manifested as a deity with various motifs, forms, and legends, among which his form of…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Ancient Pyramid of El Cerrito
There are thousands of pyramids scattered across the globe. Wherever we look, we will find that ancient civilizations erected these massive stone monuments throughout history. Some pyramids are massive, and…
7 Aztec Artifacts: What Their Details Reveal
Seven Aztec artifacts from Vienna, London and Mexico City reveal Mexica craft, powerful symbols and questions museum records cannot yet resolve.
5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Moctezuma’s Cursed Lost Treasure
One of the greatest mysteries of the ancient Aztec Empire is a great ancient treasure said to have belonged to Moctezuma II, one of the most prominent ancient Aztec Empire…
Researchers Confirm Existence of Cave and Subterranean Tunnels Beneath Ancient Pyramid at Teotihuacan
Mexican archaeologists have confirmed, using non-invasive techniques, the discovery of a cave and a series of tunnels beneath a pyramid at Teotihuacan. This city is one of the largest pre-Hispanic…
This 2,200-year-old map was carved on the surface of a massive volcanic rock
Two thousand two hundred years ago, an ancient people living in present day-Colima carved an intricate map on a massive piece of volcanic rock. It remained forgotten for millennia until…
The World’s Largest Pyramids: How Cholula, Giza and Other Giants Compare
Search for the largest pyramid in the world and you will often get a single name. The problem is that “largest” can mean several different things: the greatest volume of…
The Aztec Sun Stone: What It Is and What Its Symbols Mean
The Aztec Sun Stone is one of the most recognisable objects from pre-Hispanic Mexico, yet it is often introduced in a way that makes it smaller than it is: as…
Jules Verne’s Massive Crystals Are “Real” And Located 300 Meters Beneath a Mexican Desert
Remember those massive crystals mentioned by Jules Verne in his book Journey to the Center of the Earth? Well, it turns out they are real. In present-day Mexico, beneath the…
The Unknown Story of the Samurai Who Traveled to Mexico Hundreds of Years Ago
Samurai’s traveling to Mexico hundreds of years ago isn’t something you probably read in the history books in school and something you most likely never came across while surfing the…
Unwritten Mystery: 3 Things You Should Know About the Terrifying Ancient Aztec Skull Tower
Beneath the heart of Mexico City, a group of archaeologists has unearthed a terrifying tower. It is no ordinary tower, but one made of human skulls. It’s called the Tzompantli,…
El Pital: A Massive Ancient Port City Home to 150 Pyramids
Thousands of years ago, an ancient civilization contemporary with the ancient Maya and pyramid-city of Teotihuacan settled down in what is present-day Veracruz, in the Gulf of Mexico. A kind…
7 Things You Should Know About Camazotz, the Ancient Maya Bat Man God
Like many other ancient cultures around the globe, the ancient Maya had a very developed religion where they worshipped numerous ancient gods and supernatural beings. These alleged deities played a…
37 Kilograms of Mica—Used Today in Electronics—Found in the Ancient City of Teotihuacan
The sub-valley of Mexico is home to what was once the largest ancient city in pre-Columbian America. Home to around 150,000 people, the ancient city of Teotihuacan is shrouded in…
Teotihuacan and its Ancient Pyramids are Home to an Extensive Underground World
There are thousands of pyramids scattered across the globe. Pyramids were erected on nearly all continents on Earth by different cultures throughout history. But many secrets about the pyramids remain…
15 Facts About the Largest Pyramid on Earth
Pyramids have been a passion of mine for quite some time. It’s maybe because I grew up in a country whose ancestors built some of the most impressive pyramids the…