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Archaeologists have made a grisly discovery in Mexico City that could lead to the first-ever Aztec royal tomb, according to Reuters. Experts found an array of sacrificial remains during an excavation ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

At the height of their power, the Aztec Empire supported a population of up to 3 million in the Valley of Mexico, and many of their largest cities had populations exceeding 100,000. This was not easy, ...

Much like the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced the world to adapt, similar crises have rocked civilisations in years gone by. More than 500 years ago, Cortés and his men arrived in the Aztec ...

Science Channel is to premiere the two-hour documentary special Lost Pyramids of The Aztecs later this June. Produced by Windfall Films, the one-off special will provide “unprecedented access” into ...

Modern-day Mexico was formed in 1521, when a 500-strong group of Spanish conquistadors, led by Hernan Cortes, alongside thousands upon thousands of indigenous Mexicans, seized control of the centre of ...