The bird of prey was also frequently linked with Huitzilopochtli, and the positioning of the bas-relief may echo an important myth surrounding the god. "According to the Aztecs' mythical history ...

Archaeologists in Mexico say they have found the first temple dedicated to a deity called the Flayed Lord, an important god in the Aztec Empire ... from around the time of the Spanish invasion ...

where archaeologist have identified the first known temple to the Flayed Lord (Meliton Tapia Davila/INAH via AP) The Popolocas, who were later conquered by the Aztecs, built the temple at a ...

More than 200 treasured artefacts have been collected from museums throughout Mexico to go on show in New Zealand for the first time. Te Papa Curator Lynette Townsend says Aztecs: Conquest and ...