Brian Fagan probes the rise and fall of Aztec and Mayan society and proffers some intriguing observations. Ross Hassig questions whether the rationale behind the fighting in Mexico which Cortes ...

A ubiquitous Mesoamerican deity occupying space in both the Aztec and Mayan pantheons, the feathered serpent was known by two ...

Although the Maya weren’t scoffing the bars we know and love today. It all starts with the cacao bean. Yes, we spelled that right - cacao is the Spanish word for chcahuatl, which is what Aztecs ...