Study: Why Aztec “death whistles” sound like human screams
Archaeologists unearthed the first Aztec death whistles, also known as ehecachichtlis, in 1999 while excavating the ...
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Unburying the Aztec
On the edge of Mexico City's famed Zócalo plaza ... earth goddess Tlaltecuhtli (pronounced tlal-TEK-tli)—the symbol of the Aztec life and death cycle, squatting to give birth while drinking ...
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Day of the Dead: A visual guide to this Mexican holiday
This three-day Aztec celebration in late October, which has its roots in southern Mexico, honors the memory ... In late October, popular Day of the Dead symbols appear, including bright paper ...
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Mexico archaeology: Pre-Hispanic ruins found on mountaintop
José Alfredo Arellanes, from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), says 87 glyphs, or symbols, have been found so far. Aztec palace's remains uncovered off Mexico City's ...
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Viva Guadalupe! Beyond Mexico, the Indigenous Virgin Mary is a powerful symbol of love and inclusion for millions of Latinos in the US
about a decade after the Spanish had conquered Aztec Mexico. After her fourth and final apparition to Diego, Catholics believe that her image imprinted onto his cactus-fiber robe, known as a ...