Terrified before dying? The ‘Aztec death whistle’ awakens aversion and symbolism in the brain
A team of scientists subjected volunteers to a brain scan and perceptual analysis while they listened to the sound of the rare instrument
The old story of defeated empires: ‘The Inca rulers spoiled their children, while the Aztecs were told they were going to die in battle’
Peruvian anthropologist Luis Millones and Mexican archeologist Eduardo Matos speak with EL PAÍS and reflect on their new book, which deals with the figures of Moctezuma and Atahualpa, the last great pre-Columbian rulers
‘A holocaust to appease the fury of the gods’: Child sacrifices to Tláloc to ward off extreme drought
The Mexican National College presents new findings on the 15th-century climate crisis that led to the sacrifice of 42 children in the hope of bringing rain
DNA uncovers the mystery of the children sacrificed by the Mayans in Chichén Itzá
The analysis of 64 sets of human remains suggests that the civilization selectively sacrificed twins or brothers — always boys and in pairs — as a religious ritual
The lost city of Tenochtitlan, recreated from the apartment of a Dutch computer scientist
Thomas Kole had never set foot in Mexico until now. But the story captivated him and from his home in the Netherlands he created the most faithful 3D portrait to date of the legendary Aztec metropolis
Researchers unveil the mysteries of the Florentine Codex
The Getty Research Institute digitized and translated the 12 books, providing a fresh perspective on the Spanish conquest of the New World