The Aztecs didn't discover obsidian. It was already the most common raw material in Mesoamerica when they arrived in the Basin of Mexico in 1200, and the use of obsidian on a broad scale dates to the ...

Throughout human history, our understanding of the past has been reset countless times based on what we think we know ...

The Aztec Empire may have ended centuries ago, but its presence is far from gone. It lingers in temple ruins, place names, ...