The discovery also sheds light on how the Aztec society evolved — introducing more standardized religion and control before the empire fell in 1521 — by showing how obsidian use changed over time.

The Aztec Empire once hosted an expansive trade network that brought volcanic glass to its capital from right across Mesoamerica, from coast to coast. The largest compositional study of obsidian ...

Rise and Fall, brings four ancient civilisations back to life… In an age troubled by pandemics, autocracy and rapid change, a ...

The discovery also sheds light on how the Aztec society evolved — introducing more standardized religion and control before the empire fell in 1520 — by showing how obsidian use changed over time.

Researchers analyzed 788 obsidian artifacts from Tenochtitlan, revealing that the Mexica (Aztec) Empire sourced this important material from at least eight different locations, including regions ...

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According to the Anales de Tlatelolco, the earth cracked open in central Mexico on February 19, 1575.The ancient codex, composed around the time the Aztec Empire fell to Spanish conquistadors ...