From jaguars to shooting stars, these rare and meaningful Náhuatl names are steeped in centuries of culture, cosmic symbolism ...

Most researchers have concluded that the figure at the stone’s center represents an Aztec deity, possibly the sun god Tonatiuh—and most still do. But now archaeologist David Stuart of the ...

The Aztec Sun Stone, Mexico City Weighing in at 25 tons ... Many believe the central figure to represent the sun god, Tonatiuh. In Aztec cosmology, he represents the Fifth Sun or the Sun of ...

The Aztec sun god Tonatiuh depicted in the 16th century Codex Telleriano-Remensis. ... Women likely ruled in Stone Age China, DNA analysis of 4,500-year-old skeletons reveals.

Inside the excavated stone box includes the bones of a jaguar with the circular emblem of the war god Credit: Reuters. Aztec priests placed these offerings more than 500 years ago in a circular ...

There was no shortage of sun gods in Aztec sun worship, but Tonatiuh was the most adored and feared with estimations of over 20,000 people sacrificed in reverence to the deity. It's almost surprising ...

Archaeologists in Mexico City discovered a bevy of stone objects carved to look like humans at a former Aztec site. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...