High above the southern edge of the Teotihuacan Valley rises Cerro Patlachique, a peak now shown to have served as a major pilgrimage site where ancient Mesoamericans communicated with water deities.

Early maps of the Americas made by indigenous people are rare—extremely rare. This map, dated 1593, is one of fewer than 100 such documents that have survived the ravages of time. It provides a ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The numerals that will ring in the new year are ready for their closeup after arriving in New York City. Officials did a practice activation in Times Square on Thursday morning to ...

Think “poinsettia” and you think “Christmas,” right? Well, think again. At the time of the first Christmas, the closest poinsettia to the little town of Bethlehem was 8,000 miles away, clinging to ...

Page from the Aztec codex Matrícula de Tributos(History and Art Collection/Alamy Stock Photo) Before the Spanish arrived in 1519, the highest officials of the Aztec Empire could count on the provinces ...

Subscribe to our Free Newsletter to Stay Up-To-Date on Events in your CityEXACT DATES ARE TO BE CONFIRMEDDeets: 2026 is coming to Times Square — very literally! Every year before the iconic Times ...

Ruins of Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan in Mexico City. Clockwise from top left: ear flare, Tlaloc mask (2), lightning bolt scepter(Mirsa Islas Orozco/Courtesy of ...

At a glance, the fall of the Aztec empire in the early 16th century seems like one of history’s clearest before-and-after moments: a powerful empire crushed almost instantly by a handful of Spanish ...

Giant '2026' numerals arrive in Times Square ahead of New Year’s Eve The giant "2026" numerals bringing in the new year arrived in Times Square as NYC gears up for New Year’s Eve celebrations.

If ever there was a perfect gift for Dad, it’s this Wasserstein Wi-Fi-controlled power strip, which lets him control the lights and appliances from just about anywhere he has cell reception. That ...

Many ancient cultures around the world have their own creation myth to explain their origins, and how the universe came into being. But few are as vivid, or as apocalyptic as the creation myth of the ...

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