The remains of a major Aztec temple and a ceremonial ball court have been discovered in downtown Mexico City, shedding new light on the sacred spaces of the metropolis that Spanish conquerors overran ...

An ancient ceremonial ball court and an Aztec temple dedicated to the wind god Ehécatl have been identified in what is now a modern section of Mexico City. The 118-foot-long (36 meters) temple and ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) – Archaeologists have found a massive stone slab covering the tomb of one of the first Catholic priests in Mexico following the 1521 Spanish conquest, a grave sunk into the floor of ...

Buried beneath the streets of Mexico City for some 500 years, archaeologists have uncovered the stunning remains of an ancient Aztec temple, a ball court, and a potential sacrificial area. The remains ...

Aztec priests at Tenochtitlán offered a whole galaxy of starfish to the war god Huitzilopochtli 700 years ago, along with a trove of other objects from the distant edges of the Aztec Empire.

A team of researcher unearthed what could be the largest collection of pre-Colombian skulls ever found in a once-sacred temple. The finding reveals new ways the pre-Colombian civilization used skulls ...

MEXICO CITY — Plans to expand a hotel in Mexico City have been put on hold after archaeologists unearthed a 1400s-era temple to the Aztec wind god Ehecatl and a ceremonial ball court under the ...

50 skulls found at one sacrificial stone Five found buried, originally hung on skull rack Found at temple that dates back over 500 years MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican archaeologists said Friday they ...