The Xenophanes of Colophon (c.500 BC) believed the Earth was flat and carried the belief into the 5th century BC. That was long ago, and much has happened, shaping the ideologies people believe in ...

Housed within the facility’s 22 rooms are artifacts, including the famous Aztec Calendar Stone, known as Piedra del Sol, as well as the ancient statue of Xochipilli, the Aztec god of art ...

“There’s a class gift,” he said. “It’s a 4- or 5-foot diameter Aztec calendar stone. “I just thought to myself, ‘Wow, that would be kind of neat to incorporate in the uniform someda ...

This is a stone carving of Tlazolteotl, an Aztec figure shown giving birth, that is in the collection of Dumbarton Oaks in Washington DC. Photograph by The Washington Post When acquired in 1947 ...

Calendar systems include solar and lunar calendars that guide planting and harvest as well as synchronized electronic appointment books that keep modern societies humming along. Perpetual calendars ...

Despite the mysticism that often clouds the Mayan calendar in popular culture, fact remains that the calendar system in use by the Mayans was based on a system used throughout the pre-Columbian ...

The Aztec, who referred to themselves as the Mexica, began as a group of nomadic peoples who settled on Lake Texcoco in central Mexico around the year 1325. After introducing the reader to the ...

Over the centuries, our understanding of the human species has changed countless times through the discovery of archaeological sites like the Altamira cave paintings in Spain, and through the use ...

The ancient Maya city was named "Valeriana" after a nearby freshwater lagoon and built before 150 AD, researchers said.

Animo Apparel announced the release of its unisex Mexico graphic tees in black or white, showcasing a standout printed design ...

Mexico's national cathedral – the vaulting, austere, ornate church on the Zócalo's north end – was once the site of an ancient Aztec precinct, so it has housed the city's spiritual core for ...