The excavation of a sacred pyramid is turning up clues to the empire’s bloody rituals—but so far, no sign of its most feared emperor.
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Bones do not lie: Archaeologists confirm Aztecs use captive animals for ritual sacrifice
In the Florentine Codex, missionary Bernardino de Sahagún famously documented the existence of the “House of the Beasts” in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. In another Spanish account, Conquistador ...
Archaeologists have identified more than 400 species of animals among offerings found at the site of Tenochtitlan, the ancient capital of the Aztecs. In this great city, the pyramid now known as the ...
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