You had to hold your breath and dive a little to get through.” That’s how speleologist Katiya Pavlova summarized the ...

A devastating earthquake that struck central Mexico last September gave way to a fascinating discovery: remnants of a rain god temple within an Aztec pyramid. The temple, dedicated to a deity called ...

You can help confirm this entry by contributing facts, media, and other evidence of notability and mutation. Play as an Aztec trying to withstand the assault of Spanish conquistadors in the ...

Tikal developed from a small “watering hole” into one of the biggest and most powerful Maya cities of Mesoamerica.

It’s an apropos description of the cave former purpose, as a depository of fragments of human remains sacrificed by the Maya people to their rain god. If that sounds violent, that’s because it ...

The discovery also sheds light on how the Aztec society evolved — introducing more standardized ... a mythical city where the god Quetzalcoatl lived, which was believed to be the ancestral origin of ...

A video of a mace-wielding 'Yamaraja,' who is known as the God of Death, conducting a long jump competition on a pothole-ridden road in Karnataka's Udupi has gone viral on social media.

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People enjoy the warm weather in St James's Park in London. Picture: Alamy There could be "heavy, short sharp" bursts of rain and hail and lightning, he said, adding: "As is the case with ...

This is the festival of the rain god, and inevitably the heavens opened up and pre-monsoon showers pelted the chariot as it started being pulled in Pulchok last week. Thousands of devotees, onlookers ...

Panell 19, Dos Pilas, Guatemala. Credit: wikimedia commons / Joanbanjo CC BY 4.0 Archaeologists have uncovered hundreds of human remains as sacrifices deep inside a flooded cave beneath the ancient ...