n this episode, archaeologists begin a pioneering experiment to build a replica Aztec pyramid, investigate the mysterious pyramid ruins being unearthed in the heart of Mexico city and venture deep ...

More than two millennia ago, Teotihuacan was a thriving metropolis in central Mexico with up to 125,000 inhabitants. The city ...

Danish linguists have achieved a breakthrough that could finally solve one of archaeology's greatest mysteries by deciphering the writing system of ancient Teotihuacan. The discovery reveals that the ...

The Aztecs ruled one of the most powerful civilisations ever seen in the Americas. They were ruthless warriors and ingenious engineers, who conquered a huge territory and built towering pyramids and ...

Researchers analyze artifacts and murals from Teotihuacan and find evidence of a language from the Mesoamerican language ...

Astronomers say a recently-discovered asteroid nearly landed on Earth, and that it could have caused serious damage if it ...

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During my time in Mexico City, I learned what it’s like during an ancient Aztec energy meditation. I unexpectedly participated in one in a cave behind the Teotihuacán Pyramid of the Moon. We toured ...

A majestic row of five circular pyramids known as yácatas dominates a promontory overlooking Lake Pátzcuaro in the western Mexican state of Michoacán. Embodying the former might of the Purépecha ...