The Aztec Empire stands as one of the most enigmatic civilizations in history, with numerous mysteries that continue to defy ...

In the new study, however, researchers decided to take another look using more modern techniques, analyzing the lead and strontium isotopes in turquoise mosaics from both the Aztec Temple of Mayor ...

The mask was carved out of Spanish cedar and is decorated with turquoise mosaic pieces, mother-of-pearl eyes rimmed with gold, and conch shell teeth, according to the British Museum. The inside is ...

New chemical analysis of Aztec turquoise artifacts suggests the stone didn’t come from the Southwestern US as archaeologists have long thought, which raises questions about the scale of long ...

Rebecca, and scientists across the world, have established that turquoise in Aztec Mexico was transported over huge distances. Some pieces were mined over a thousand miles (1,600 km) from the ...

Was Aztec and Mixtec turquoise mined in the American Southwest? Science Advances, 2018; 4 (6): eaas9370 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aas9370 ...

(Another centuries-old Aztec mystery appears to have been solved earlier this year.) This article originally appeared on Newser: Ancient Turquoise Rewrites Aztec History ...

This serpent mosaic was created in Aztec Mexico. It may have been worn or carried during religious ceremonies. Snakes were sacred to the Aztecs as they were the symbol of the feathered serpent god ...

Alyson Thibodeau, a geochemist at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania and lead author on the paper, was given a jar filled with turquoise tiles that were associated with Mesoamerican mosaics.

Rebecca, and scientists across the world, have established that turquoise in Aztec Mexico was transported over huge distances. Some pieces were mined over a thousand miles (1,600 km) from the ...

Here’s how it works. A 16th-century mask made out of wood and tiled with turquoise may represent Xiuhtecuhtli, the Aztec god of fire. (Image credit: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo / Ian West) ...