Unseen Aztec art in Leiden
Gillis Kersting explores an international exhibition presenting hundreds of Aztec objects on loan from Mexican and European museums, now on display in Leiden.
Templo Mayor
‘Tower of skulls’ discovered in Tenochtitlan
Excavations in Mexico City have discovered a new section of the Aztec skull rack known as the Huei Tzompantli.
Aztecs: where eagles dare
Buried beneath Mexico City lie the remains of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan and its sacred centre. Lucia Marchini reports on an exhibition investigating wealth, worship, and empire in pre-Hispanic Mexico.